The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!

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.

Date of release
1962-10-24
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (850)
Runtime
2h 6m
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Director
John Frankenheimer

Casting

  • Frank Sinatra — Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
  • Laurence Harvey — Raymond Shaw
  • Angela Lansbury — Mrs. Iselin
  • Janet Leigh — Eugenie Rose Chaney
  • James Gregory — Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
  • Henry Silva — Chunjin
  • Leslie Parrish — Jocelyn Jordan
  • John McGiver — Sen. Thomas Jordan
  • Khigh Dhiegh — Dr. Yen Lo
  • James Edwards — Cpl. Allen Melvin
  • Douglas Henderson — Col. Milt
  • Albert Paulsen — Zilkov

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