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The Manchurian Candidate

1962 2h 6m ★ 7.5

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.

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Cast

Frank SinatraCapt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Laurence HarveyRaymond Shaw
Angela LansburyMrs. Iselin
Janet LeighEugenie Rose Chaney
James GregorySen. John Yerkes Iselin
Henry SilvaChunjin
Leslie ParrishJocelyn Jordan
John McGiverSen. Thomas Jordan
Khigh DhieghDr. Yen Lo
James EdwardsCpl. Allen Melvin
Douglas HendersonCol. Milt
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