The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
"When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!"
1962
2:06:32
Rate
7.5/10 (735)
Genre
Thriller
Drama
Plot
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.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Writers