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The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate
★ 7.5/10•1962•2h 6m•PG-13•Thriller•Drama

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.

George Axelrod · Screenplay

John Frankenheimer · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 6m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 24, 1962
Budget$2,200,000
Revenue$7,700,000

Actors

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Raymond Shaw

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Mrs. Iselin

Janet Leigh

Janet Leigh

Eugenie Rose Chaney

James Gregory

James Gregory

Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

Henry Silva

Henry Silva

Chunjin

Leslie Parrish

Leslie Parrish

Jocelyn Jordan

John McGiver

John McGiver

Sen. Thomas Jordan

Khigh Dhiegh

Khigh Dhiegh

Dr. Yen Lo

James Edwards

James Edwards

Cpl. Allen Melvin

Douglas Henderson

Douglas Henderson

Col. Milt

Albert Paulsen

Albert Paulsen

Zilkov

Barry Kelley

Barry Kelley

Secretary of Defense

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

Holborn Gaines

Madame Spivy

Madame Spivy

Female Berezovo

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)

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