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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 2021 21:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Major Bennett Marco Frank Sinatra
Raymond Shaw Laurence Harvey
Eugenie Rose Chaney Janet Leigh
Mrs Eleanor Shaw Iselin Angela Lansbury
Chunjin Henry Silva
Senator John Yerkes Iselin James Gregory
Jocelyn Jordan Leslie Parrish
Writer George Axelrod
Director John Frankenheimer

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