Laurence Harvey

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The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey in military-style shirts stand side by side in a scene from The Manchurian Candidate (1962).

Laurence Harvey

Lithuanian-British actor

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The Alamo
William Travis (Laurence Harvey), a courageous but overly strict officer whose methods clash with those of the folksy Crockett and his fellow legendary frontiersman Jim Bowie (Richard Widmark). Travis hopes to hold the Alamo long enough for Sam Houston (Richard Boone) to send additional troops. When word…
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William Travis (Laurence Harvey), a courageous but overly strict officer whose methods clash with those of the folksy Crockett and his fellow legendary frontiersman Jim Bowie (Richard Widmark). Travis hopes to hold the Alamo long enough for Sam Houston (Richard Boone) to send additional troops. When word…
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The Manchurian Candidate
Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey), and another member of the unit mysteriously experience the same recurring nightmare in which Shaw follows communist orders and kills two other members of the unit. Shaw’s controller in the West is his mother (Angela Lansbury), who orders him to kill Thomas Jordan,…
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Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey), and another member of the unit mysteriously experience the same recurring nightmare in which Shaw follows communist orders and kills two other members of the unit. Shaw’s controller in the West is his mother (Angela Lansbury), who orders him to kill Thomas Jordan,…
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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
…the Brothers Grimm (played by Laurence Harvey and Karlheinz Böhm) as their interest in fairy tales grows, interspersing their story with animated versions of several of their tales, including “Rumpelstiltskin,” “The Cobbler and the Elves,” and “The Singing Bone” (featuring Buddy Hackett).
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…the Brothers Grimm (played by Laurence Harvey and Karlheinz Böhm) as their interest in fairy tales grows, interspersing their story with animated versions of several of their tales, including “Rumpelstiltskin,” “The Cobbler and the Elves,” and “The Singing Bone” (featuring Buddy Hackett).
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