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Director

John Frankenheimer

Screenplay

George Axelrod

The Manchurian Candidate 1962

Thriller/ Drama/

BUDGET - $2,200,000

Status - Released

When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!

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.