The ”Manchurian Candidate” is a poundingly suspenseful political thriller and remains one the best and brightest of modern American films.

Ask Major Bennot Marco (Frank Sinatra) and he’ll say that Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) is a hero worthy of the Medal of Honor. But despite what he says, Marco suspects otherwise. A bizarre, recurring nightmare gives him the uneasy feeling that Shaw is something far less heroic and far more insidious. Is it possible that Shaw is a traitor? Can Marco convince the Army of his suspicions? How doe Shaw’s power-mad mother (Angela Lansbury) figure into all this? So many questions. So precious little time…