Directed by:
John FrankenheimerCinematography:
Lionel LindonComposer:
David AmramCast:
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, James Gregory, John McGiver, Khigh Dhiegh, Leslie Parrish, James Edwards (more)Plots(1)
After saving the lives of his platoon during the Korean War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) is hailed as a bona fide American hero. This couldn’t have come at a better time for his mother (Angela Lansbury) who is hell-bent on boosting the career of his stepfather, a senator straight from the McCarthyite wing of the US political spectrum with designs on the Presidency. So far so familiar – but why does Shaw’s former captain (Frank Sinatra) have recurring nightmares that suggest that his distinguished comrade-in-arms might not be all that he seems? (Arrow Academy)
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Political drama that captivatingly captures the era and the following years. It is a drama that will remain current and relevant. Brainwashing as a means to achieve the goals one desires. The inability to do anything about it, because humanity prevails. Humanity is simply misunderstood in this regard. And of course, it leads to fatal consequences.
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