The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1962-10-24
- Runtime:
- 126 min
- Genres:
- Thriller, Drama
- Director:
- John Frankenheimer
- Top cast:
- Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, James Gregory, Henry Silva
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 7.5/10 from 807 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 7.5/10