THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
"THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE" -- (1962) --- SYNOPSIS:
"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, together with fellow soldier Allen Melvin, races to uncover a terrible plot."
STARRING:
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, John McGiver, Henry Silva, Leslie Parrish and James Gregory
SCREENPLAY:
John Frankenheimer and George Axelrod, adapted from "The Manchurian Candidate.
DIRECTOR:
John Frankenheimer
AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for two (2) Academy Awards but did not win.
It was nominated for eight ( additional awards, by various entities, and won three (3) of them.
In 1994, it was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry at The Library of Congress.
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