The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
1962 · Feature film · 126 min · dir. John Frankenheimer
When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
- Drama
- film noir
- War
Synopsis
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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Details
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Writer
- Richard Condon
- Composer
- David Amram
- Cinematography
- Lionel Lindon
- Studio
- MC Productions, United Artists
- Released
- 1962-10-24
- Running time
- 126 minutes
Cast & crew
John Frankenheimer Director
Henry Silva
James Gregory
Whit Bissell
Albert Paulsen
Barry Kelley
Lloyd Corrigan
John McGiver
James Edwards
