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The Manchurian Candidate

Release Date:October 24, 1962

Running Time:126 min

Genres:Drama, Thriller

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Cast

Frank Sinatra Laurence Harvey Angela Lansbury Janet Leigh James Gregory Henry Silva Leslie Parrish John McGiver Khigh Dhiegh James Edwards Douglas Henderson Albert Paulsen

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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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