The Manchurian Candidate
- Release Date
- 24 Oct 1962
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2H 6M
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.
- Directed by
- John Frankenheimer
- Production
- MC Productions
- United Artists
- Writers
- George Axelrod
- Richard Condon
- Music by
- David Amram
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The Manchurian Candidate
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.
- Release Date
- 24 Oct 1962
- Directed by
- John Frankenheimer
- Writers
- George Axelrod
- Richard Condon
- Music by
- David Amram
- Production
- MC Productions
- United Artists
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Frank Sinatra
Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Laurence Harvey
Raymond Shaw
Raymond Shaw

Angela Lansbury
Mrs. Iselin
Mrs. Iselin

Janet Leigh
Eugenie Rose Chaney
Eugenie Rose Chaney

James Gregory
Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

Henry Silva
Chunjin
Chunjin

Leslie Parrish
Jocelyn Jordan
Jocelyn Jordan

John McGiver
Sen. Thomas Jordan
Sen. Thomas Jordan

Khigh Dhiegh
Dr. Yen Lo
Dr. Yen Lo

James Edwards
Cpl. Allen Melvin
Cpl. Allen Melvin

Douglas Henderson
Col. Milt
Col. Milt

Albert Paulsen
Zilkov
Zilkov

Barry Kelley
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Defense

Lloyd Corrigan
Holborn Gaines
Holborn Gaines

Madame Spivy
Female Berezovo
Female Berezovo

Bess Flowers
Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)
Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)

Leoda Richards
Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)
Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)

Reggie Nalder
Gomel (uncredited)
Gomel (uncredited)

Colin Kenny
Senator (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Officer
Officer

Arthur Tovey
Second Reporter
Second Reporter

Paul Frees
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)

Whit Bissell
Medical Officer
Medical Officer

James Yagi
Chinese Officer (uncredited)
Chinese Officer (uncredited)

Tom Lowell
Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)
Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)

Joe Adams
Psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
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