cold war,korean war (1950-53),stepparents,conspiracy,brainwashed assassin,brainwashing,black and white,election,presidential candidate,sleeper agent,queen of diamonds,korea

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
John Frankenheimer
  • Profile picture of Frank Sinatra
    Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco Frank Sinatra
  • Profile picture of Laurence Harvey
    Raymond Shaw Laurence Harvey
  • Profile picture of Angela Lansbury
    Mrs. Iselin Angela Lansbury
  • Profile picture of Janet Leigh
    Eugenie Rose Chaney Janet Leigh
  • Profile picture of James Gregory
    Sen. John Yerkes Iselin James Gregory
  • Profile picture of Henry Silva
    Chunjin Henry Silva
  • Profile picture of Leslie Parrish
    Jocelyn Jordan Leslie Parrish
  • Profile picture of John McGiver
    Sen. Thomas Jordan John McGiver

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Keywords

  • cold war
  • korean war (1950-53)
  • stepparents
  • conspiracy
  • brainwashed assassin
  • brainwashing
  • black and white
  • election
  • presidential candidate
  • sleeper agent
  • queen of diamonds
  • korea