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DramaThriller

The Manchurian Candidate

DramaThriller

The Manchurian Candidate

1962 · 126 min · United States · English

The Manchurian Candidate (1962) has a goodrecmovies Score of 79.3, ranked #274 among movies on goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies tier: excellent). It's a Drama and Thriller movie rated 7.9/10 on IMDb from 85,572 votes. Updated

79.3goodrecmovies Score
#274rank on siterank
7.9%top
★ 7.9IMDb · 86k

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.

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Frank Sinatra
Major Bennett Marco
Laurence Harvey
Raymond Shaw
Janet Leigh
Eugenie Rose Chaney
Angela Lansbury
Mrs. Eleanor Shaw Iselin
Henry Silva
Chunjin
James Gregory
Senator John Yerkes Iselin
Leslie Parrish
Jocelyn Jordan
John McGiver
Senator Thomas Jordan
Khigh Dhiegh
Dr. Yen Lo
James Edwards
Corporal Allen Melvin

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Top cast

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FFrank SinatraMajor Bennett MarcoLLaurence HarveyRaymond ShawJJanet LeighEugenie Rose ChaneyAAngela LansburyMrs. Eleanor Shaw IselinHHenry SilvaChunjinJJames GregorySenator John Yerkes IselinLLeslie ParrishJocelyn JordanJJohn McGiverSenator Thomas JordanKKhigh DhieghDr. Yen LoJJames EdwardsCorporal Allen Melvin

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