The Manchurian Candidate 1962
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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.
- Released: 1962-10-24
- Runtime: 126 minutes
- Genre: Thriller, Drama
- Stars: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, James Gregory
- Director: John Frankenheimer, Richard Condon, George Axelrod, George Axelrod, John Frankenheimer
