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08/11/1962 (GB)
Thriller, Drama
2h 6m
- 75% (734 votes)
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When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
Overview
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.
- John FrankenheimerDirector
- George AxelrodScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2,200,000
Revenue
$7,700,000
Keywords
- cold war
- korean war (1950-53)
- stepparents
- conspiracy
- brainwashed assassin
- brainwashing
- black and white
- election
- presidential candidate
- sleeper agent
- queen of diamonds
- korea
Top Billed Cast
Frank Sinatra
Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Laurence Harvey
Raymond Shaw
Angela Lansbury
Mrs. Iselin
Janet Leigh
Eugenie Rose Chaney
James Gregory
Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
Henry Silva
Chunjin
Leslie Parrish
Jocelyn Jordan
John McGiver
Sen. Thomas Jordan
Khigh Dhiegh
Dr. Yen Lo
James Edwards
Cpl. Allen Melvin
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