The Manchurian Candidate

Name: The Manchurian Candidate
Director: John Frankenheimer
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 1962
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, James Gregory

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

PG-13

7.5/10

1962

2h 6m

Thriller

Drama

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.