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The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 24, 1962

Runtime

2h 6m

Genres

Thriller, Drama

User Score

75%

Original Title

The Manchurian Candidate

Production Companies

MC Productions, United Artists

Director

John Frankenheimer

Budget

$2,200,000

Revenue

$7,700,000

Description

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.