THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962 FILM)

Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, and James Gregory

"The Manchurian Candidate," a 1962 American neo-noir thriller directed by John Frankenheimer, features Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, and Angela Lansbury in leading roles. The plot revolves around Korean War veteran Raymond Shaw, brainwashed by communists to become an unwitting assassin in a political conspiracy targeting the U.S. government. Widely acclaimed upon release, the film was nominated for two Academy Awards and later preserved in the United States National Film Registry for its cultural significance.