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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
8.2
Ratings: 8.2/10 from 41,872 users
Metascore:
94/100
Reviews: 263 user | 96 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com
A former Korean War POW is brainwashed by Communists into becoming a political assassin. But another former prisoner may know how to save him. Director:John Frankenheimer |
126 min - 
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Douglas Henderson | ... | |
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Albert Paulsen | ... | |
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Barry Kelley | ... | |
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Lloyd Corrigan | ... | |
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Madame Spivy | ... |
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Major Ben Marco is an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army. He served valiantly as a captain in the Korean war and his Sergeant, Raymond Shaw, even won the Medal of Honor. Marco has a major problem however: he has a recurring nightmare, one where two members of his squad are killed by Shaw. He's put on indefinite sick leave and visits Shaw in New York. Shaw for his part has established himself well, despite the misgivings of his domineering mother, Mrs. Eleanor Shaw Iselin. She is a red-baiter, accusing anyone who disagrees with her right-wing reactionary views of being a Communist. Raymond hates her, not only for how she's treated him but equally because of his step-father, the ineffectual U.S. Senator John Iselin, who is intent on seeking higher office. When Marco learns that others in his Korean War unit have nightmares similar to his own, he realizes that something happened to all of them in Korea and that Raymond Shaw is the focal point. Written by garykmcd
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Botschafter der Angst See more »Box Office
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(1814) (uncredited)
Music based on "The Anacreontic Song" by John Stafford Smith
Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
Sung by Marquita Moll at the convention See more »
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Famous for his use of innovative camera angles, director John Frankenheimer was widely acclaimed for a shot that is slightly out of focus. John Frankenheimer said that rather than the shot being evidence of inspiration, it was an accident and merely the best take for actor Frank Sinatra. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: Long shots of the convention floor use stock footage from different conventions, with delegates' placards sometimes white, sometimes black. See more »Quotes
Raymond Shaw: Senator Iselen is not my father. Repeat: he is not my father. If you learn nothing else on your visit to this country, memorize that fact.See more »
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"The Star-Spangled Banner"(1814) (uncredited)
Music based on "The Anacreontic Song" by John Stafford Smith
Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
Sung by Marquita Moll at the convention See more »
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