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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- PG-13
- 10/24/1962 (US)
- Thriller, Drama
- 2h 6m
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.
George Axelrod
ScreenplayJohn Frankenheimer
DirectorRichard Condon
NovelCast
![Frank Sinatra's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/dafKPsivu50RdChBSrgGmMRenYt.jpg)
Frank Sinatra
Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco![Laurence Harvey's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/l9iSQUawIByUjpLg5SI03oOpd64.jpg)
Laurence Harvey
Raymond Shaw![Angela Lansbury's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/gGAWbfMqhJnXzC8dRLeOSXOo9vO.jpg)
Angela Lansbury
Mrs. Iselin![Janet Leigh's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/2dv9IqJEx31RSoH7xAHlJZXF5uB.jpg)
Janet Leigh
Eugenie Rose Chaney![James Gregory's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/lfLlIfg6nI2cjVTpjyjwm8aQWJQ.jpg)
James Gregory
Sen. John Yerkes Iselin![Henry Silva's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/lPXDv2K8tkFMnEQsDGmeIMSPxiq.jpg)
Henry Silva
Chunjin![Leslie Parrish's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/nvmsCxlXv6D7tfinM2FCD8iaqo4.jpg)
Leslie Parrish
Jocelyn Jordan![John McGiver's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ky81gCZvR78UetAil1tAcfv07LN.jpg)