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The Manchurian Candidate

Classic thriller. A decorated Korean War hero returns home but his fellow platoon members are troubled with nightmarish recurring dreams.

Classic thriller. Raymond Shaw, a decorated Korean War hero, returns home to the arms of his overprotective mother and his politically ambitious stepfather. Rejecting their welcome, he takes employment with a politically rival newspaper.

Meanwhile, his fellow platoon members are troubled with nightmarish recurring dreams, including Major Bennett Marco, who is convinced that all is not what it seems.

2 hours, 1 minute

Last on

Thu 9 Dec 202121:00

Credits

RoleContributor
Major Bennett MarcoFrank Sinatra
Raymond ShawLaurence Harvey
Eugenie Rose ChaneyJanet Leigh
Mrs Eleanor Shaw IselinAngela Lansbury
ChunjinHenry Silva
Senator John Yerkes IselinJames Gregory
Jocelyn JordanLeslie Parrish
WriterGeorge Axelrod
DirectorJohn Frankenheimer

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