The Manchurian Candidate
- released:1962-10-24
- genres: Thriller, Drama
- duration:126m
- casts: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, James Gregory
- Country: United States of America
- Production: MC Productions, United Artists
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.