The Manchurian Candidate
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.
Keywords:
Communist
Cold war
Korean war (1950-53)
Stepparents
Conspiracy
Brainwashed assassin
Brainwashing
Black and white
Election
Presidential candidate
Sleeper agent
Queen of diamonds
Korea
Movie tag line: "When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!"
