1962 Best Picture

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The Manchurian Candidate

“When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!”

1962

126 min

Rated PG-13

7.9IMDB

94Metacritic

Overview

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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ThrillerDrama

Director

John Frankenheimer

Cast

Frank SinatraLaurence HarveyAngela LansburyJanet LeighJames GregoryHenry SilvaLeslie ParrishJohn McGiver

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Keywords

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