The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

1962
2h 6min

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.

The Manchurian Candidate

Storyline

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.
    Released
    24 October 1962
    Runtime
    2h 6min
    Director
    Budget
    $2,200,000
    Revenue
    $7,700,000
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    MC Productions, United Artists
Cast
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
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)
Leoda Richards
Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)
Reggie Nalder
Reggie Nalder
Gomel (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny
Senator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens
Officer
Arthur Tovey
Arthur Tovey
Second Reporter
Paul Frees
Paul Frees
Narrator (voice)
Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell
Medical Officer
James Yagi
James Yagi
Chinese Officer (uncredited)
Tom Lowell
Tom Lowell
Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)
Joe Adams
Joe Adams
Psychiatrist
Merritt Bohn
Jilly
Robert Riordan
Benjamin K. Arthur
Raoul Freeman
Reporter (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Delegate (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Delegate (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Reporter (uncredited)
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