The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

EnglishFilm1962126 minThriller, Drama★ 7.5/10

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.

Directed by

John Frankenheimer

Starring

Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury

Music

David Amram

Released

1962-10-24

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