The Manchurian Candidate (Film), released 1962 — adapted from The Manchurian candidate by Richard Condon.
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.
Starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, James Gregory.
Directed by John Frankenheimer.
