The Manchurian Candidate

1962 / 126m

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The Manchurian Candidate poster

Director:

John Frankenheimer

Country:

US

IMDb Link:

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Release Date:

1962-10-24

Storyline:

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.