The Manchurian Candidate

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A decorated war hero returns home but his platoon are troubled with recurring nightmares.

Classic thriller. A decorated Korean War hero returns home but his fellow platoon members are troubled with nightmarish recurring dreams.

Classic thriller. Raymond Shaw, a decorated Korean War hero, returns home to the arms of his overprotective mother and his politically ambitious stepfather. Rejecting their welcome, he takes employment with a politically rival newspaper.

Meanwhile, his fellow platoon members are troubled with nightmarish recurring dreams, including Major Bennett Marco, who is convinced that all is not what it seems.

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