The Manchurian Candidate

Oct 24, 1962

2h 6m

★ 7.5

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

MC Productions

United Artists

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Cast

Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Frank Sinatra

Raymond Shaw

Laurence Harvey

Mrs. Iselin

Angela Lansbury

Eugenie Rose Chaney

Janet Leigh

Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

James Gregory

Chunjin

Henry Silva

Jocelyn Jordan

Leslie Parrish

Sen. Thomas Jordan

John McGiver

Dr. Yen Lo

Khigh Dhiegh

Cpl. Allen Melvin

James Edwards

Col. Milt

Douglas Henderson

Zilkov

Albert Paulsen

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