A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of experimental drug-and-hypnosis- induced conditioning that transforms the men into human time bombs. Returned to the United States as war heroes, one of them is used by his mother to promote her Joseph McCarthy-like husband's political career.

Based upon the novel by Richard Condon. Originally released as a motion picture in 1962. Special features: Interview with Frank Sinatra, George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer; feature-length audio commentary by John Frankenheimer; trivia and production notes; original theatrical trailer.