The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

1962
2h 6m
7.5

7.5/10

798 votes • View on IMDb
Thriller Drama

"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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $2,200,000

Revenue: $7,700,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
MC Productions United Artists
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

cold war korean war (1950-53) stepparents conspiracy brainwashed assassin brainwashing black and white election presidential candidate sleeper agent queen of diamonds korea

Quick Facts

Release Date October 24, 1962
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0056218

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
Douglas Henderson

Col. Milt

Albert Paulsen
Albert Paulsen

Zilkov

Key Crew

George Axelrod
Screenplay
George Axelrod
Producer
Howard W. Koch
Executive Producer
John Frankenheimer
Producer
John Frankenheimer
Director