The film’s other main character is Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey), a sergeant in Marco’s group. TMC works as a taut and exciting political thriller in which our main protagonist, Major Bennett Marco (Frank Sinatra), struggles to come to grips with his demons and find out the truth about his indoctrination. As such, all of the men operate under false memories about their actions in the war, and one of them has been programmed to be an assassin. It appears our friends the Communists got their hands on our boys and used them to show the power of hypnotism.

More specifically, they imagine that they’ve experienced some sort of bizarre events that leave them permanently scarred.Īs the film progresses, we find out more about the nature of what happened to these men. The story looks at a group of Korean War veterans who all have recurring nightmares about their involvement in that conflict. In 1962’s The Manchurian Candidate, we find a film that was ahead of its time. $24.95 street date 3/24/98.Īudio Commentary by John Frankenheimer In-Depth Interview with Frank Sinatra, George Axelrod, and John Frankenheimer Theatrical Trailer. Widescreen 1.85:1, standard 1.33:1 audio English Digital Stereo, Spanish & French Digital Stereo subtitles English, Spanish, French closed-captioned double sided - single layered rated PG-13 129 min. Nominated for Best Supporting Actress-Angela Lansbury Best Film Editing-Ferris Webster. So precious little time.įrank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, James Gregory, Leslie Parrish, John McGiver Is it possible that Shaw is a traitor? Can Marco convince the Army of his suspicions? How does Shaw's powermad mother figure into all this? So many questions. A bizarre, recurring nightmare gives him teh uneasy feeling that Shaw is something far less heroic and far more insidious. But despite what he says, Marco suspects otherwise. Raymond Shaw is a hero worthy of the Medal Of Honor.

Ask Major Bennet Marco and he'll say that Sgt.

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