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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
8.2
Ratings: 8.2/10 from 44,042 users
Metascore:
94/100
Reviews: 266 user | 99 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 |
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Khigh Dhiegh | ... | |
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James Edwards | ... | |
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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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In an interview with 'Starlog' magazine in 1990, Henry Silva said "no one was doubled" in the fight scene between him and Frank Sinatra. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: As Raymond Shaw descends the stairs to enter Jilly's Bar, the camera and crew can be seen reflected in the plate glass door. See more »Quotes
Bennett Marco: I remember... I remember. I can see that Chinese cat standing there and smiling like Fu Manchu saying: The Queen of Diamonds is reminiscent in many ways of Raymond's dearly loved and hated mother... and is the second key to clear the mechanism for any other assignment.See more »
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Referenced in "The X Files: Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man (#4.7)" (1996) See more »
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