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A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 94/100. Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 96% of the 181 1960s thriller movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic94/100
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
836 audience votes
Key crew
- John FrankenheimerDirector
- George AxelrodScreenplay
- David AmramOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Frank SinatraCapt./Maj. Bennett Marco
- Laurence HarveyRaymond Shaw
- Angela LansburyMrs. Iselin
- Janet LeighEugenie Rose Chaney
- James GregorySen. John Yerkes Iselin
- Henry SilvaChunjin
- Leslie ParrishJocelyn Jordan
- John McGiverSen. Thomas Jordan
- Khigh DhieghDr. Yen Lo
- James EdwardsCpl. Allen Melvin
- Douglas HendersonCol. Milt
- Albert PaulsenZilkov
Stills
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Themes
cold warkorean war (1950-53)stepparentsconspiracybrainwashed assassinbrainwashingblack and whiteelectionpresidential candidatesleeper agentqueen of diamondskorea
The Best Movies of 1962
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