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The Manchurian Candidate

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.

19622h 7mPG-13Thriller, Drama

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About The Manchurian Candidate

Directors
John Frankenheimer
Cast
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, James Gregory, Henry Silva
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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