Film
The Manchurian Candidate
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.
Overview
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.
Cast
- Frank SinatraCapt./Maj. Bennett Marco
- Laurence HarveyRaymond Shaw
- Angela LansburyMrs. Iselin
- Janet LeighEugenie Rose Chaney
- James GregorySen. John Yerkes Iselin
- Henry SilvaChunjin
- Leslie ParrishJocelyn Jordan
- John McGiverSen. Thomas Jordan
