The Manchurian Candidate
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- Drama
- Thriller
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.
Keywords
- conspiracy
- black and white
- brainwashing
- cold war
- election
- presidential candidate
- communist
- stepparents
- korean war
- korea
- brainwashed assassin
- sleeper agent
- queen of diamonds
- korean war (1950-53)
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 24, 1962
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Budget
- $2,200,000
- Revenue
- $7,700,000
- IMDb
- tt0056218