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

Screenplay

John Frankenheimer

Director

Richard Condon

Novel

Cast

Frank Sinatra's headshot

Frank Sinatra

Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Laurence Harvey's headshot

Laurence Harvey

Raymond Shaw
Angela Lansbury's headshot

Angela Lansbury

Mrs. Iselin
Janet Leigh's headshot

Janet Leigh

Eugenie Rose Chaney
James Gregory's headshot

James Gregory

Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
Henry Silva's headshot

Henry Silva

Chunjin
Leslie Parrish's headshot

Leslie Parrish

Jocelyn Jordan
John McGiver's headshot

John McGiver

Sen. Thomas Jordan

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