The Manchurian Candidate

Korea, late winter, a distant bugle. Captive soldiers return, one decorated for impossible valor. Nightmares plague the company commander, each dream a deeper, more terrible feeling. Paranoia-viewing for days when the news feels like fiction.

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John Frankenheimer directed The Manchurian Candidate in 1962. See John Frankenheimer's full filmography, where to start with John Frankenheimer, or where to go after you've seen everything by John Frankenheimer.

The Manchurian Candidate was released in 1962 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 126 minutes.