The Manchurian Candidate

1962·Movie
2h 6min
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About

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.

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Crew

Directed by:
Lionel Lindon, John Frankenheimer, Joseph C. Behm
Produced by:
George Axelrod, Howard W. Koch, John Frankenheimer
Composed by:
David Amram

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