Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Manchurian Candidate' right now, here are some particulars about the MC Productions, United Artists drama flick. The Manchurian Candidate starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh has a PG-13 rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 6 min. The release date of the movie is October 24th, 1962. The movie received a user score of 75/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 768 community users.
Need a fast recap before watching? Here's the plot: "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."
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'The Manchurian Candidate' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on October 24th, 1962
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
March 25th, 1998
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