John Frankenheimer

The Manchurian Candidate John Frankenheimer

Classic US thriller directed by John Frankenheimer. When Major Marco (Frank Sinatra) returns from service in Korea, he is haunted by a recurring dream in which Congressional Medal of Honor hero Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) appears to kill two of his unit in front of an audience of Korean and Russian officials. Working for army intelligence, Marco eventually discovers that Shaw has become the unwitting pawn in a Communist conspiracy to kill an American presidential candidate.

With time running out Marco is forced to go to extreme lengths to put a stop to Shaw's plans before it's too late.