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The Manchurian Candidate

First aired on Oct 24, 1962

Runtime: 126 mins

80%

Genres: Thriller, Drama

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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Frank Sinatra | Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Laurence Harvey | Raymond Shaw
Angela Lansbury | Mrs. Iselin
Janet Leigh | Eugenie Rose Chaney
James Gregory | Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
Henry Silva | Chunjin
Featured Crew
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Richard Condon | Novel
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Richard Sylbert | Production Design
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A. Paul Pollard | Special Effects
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Ferris Webster | Editor
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George Axelrod | Screenplay
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George R. Nelson | Set Decoration