The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

129 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery | July 30, 2004

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.

The Manchurian Candidate

129 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery | July 30, 2004

The Manchurian Candidate
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Paramount, Scott Rudin Productions, Clinica Estetico
Original title The Manchurian Candidate
Directors Matthew Sirianni, Betsy Friedman, Maggie Murphy, Eva Z. Cabrera, Arthur Anderson, Doug Coleman, Jonathan Demme
Writers Narges Takesh, Mary Tobler, Daniel Pyne, Dean Georgaris, Richard Condon, Kalina Ivanov

Cast

Denzel Washington

as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco

Meryl Streep

as Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)

Liev Schreiber

as Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)

Simon McBurney

as Dr. Atticus Noyle

Kimberly Elise

as Rosie

Bruno Ganz

as Delp

Jon Voight

as Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)

Jeffrey Wright

as CPL Al Melvin

Anthony Mackie

as PFC Robert Baker III

Ted Levine

as Colonel Howard

Miguel Ferrer

as Colonel Garret

Dean Stockwell

as Mark Whiting

Vera Farmiga

as Jocelyne Jordan

Pablo Schreiber

as PFC Eddie Ingram

Jude Ciccolella

as David Donovan

Obba Babatundé

as Senator Wells

Zeljko Ivanek

as Vaughn Utly

Paul Lazar

as Gillespie

John Bedford Lloyd

as Jay "J.B." Johnston

Tom Stechschulte

as Governor Robert "Bob" Arthur

BeBe Winans

as FBI Agent Williams

Robyn Hitchcock

as Laurent Tokar

Charles Napier

as General Sloan

David Keeley

as Shaw's Bodyguard-Agent

Alyson Renaldo

as Mirella Freeman

Dorian Missick

as Owens

Jose Pablo Cantillo

as Villalobos

Teddy Dunn

as Wilson

Tim Artz

as Jameson

Antoine Taylor

as Boy Scout #1

Joe Alessi

as Boy Scout #2

Raymond Anthony Thomas

as Scout Dad

Bill Irwin

as Scoutmaster

Al Franken

as TV Commentator

Danny Darst

as Ellie's Mysterious Aide

Stephanie McBride

as Political Aide

Molly Hickok

as Political Aide

Victoria Haynes

as Political Aide

Adam LeFevre

as Congressman Healy

Roger Corman

as Mr. Secretary

Leona E. Sondreal

as Green Room Official #2

Jim Roche

as Senator from Florida

Ann Dowd

as Congresswoman Beckett

Harry Northup

as Congressman Flores

James B. Howard

as Self

Walter Mosley

as Congressman Rawlins

Gordon Brummer

as "Gordy"

Gayle King

as Media Icon

Brad Holbrook

as Newscaster #7

Stacey Newsome Santiago

as Roving Reporter

Kristen Shaughnessy

as Newscaster #4

Prue Lewarne

as Newscaster #8

Forrest Sawyer

as Newscaster #1

Ukee Washington

as Newscaster #9

Ed Crane

as Newscaster #6

Kaity Tong

as Newscaster #2

Roma Torre

as Newscaster #3

William Meisle

as Tyler Prentiss

Dan Olmstead

as Senator John Shaw

Sakina Jaffrey

as Mysterious Arabic Woman

Robert W. Castle

as General Wilson

John Aprea

as Rear Admiral Glick

Jane DeNoble

as Robert Arthur's Wife

Christopher M. Russo

as Secret Service Agent #1

Michael C. Pierce

as Secret Service Agent #2

Marin Ireland

as Army Transcriber

Glen Hartell

as Army Transcriber

Tracey Walter

as Night Clerk

Edwidge Danticat

as Rosie's Cousin

Kenneth Utt

as Rosie's Cousin's Mentor

Enrique Correa

as Reporter #2

David Neumann

as Reporter #3

Neda Armian

as Reporter #4

Paul Johnson

as Campaign Security

James McCauley

as FBI Agent Jonas

Darrell Larson

as FBI Agent Ramirez

Kate Valk

as Agent Volk

Beau Sia

as Late Night Comedian

Duana C. Butler

as Library Clerk

Big Jim Wheeler

as Library Patron

Lauren Roselli

as Jordan's Aide

Stephen Richardson

as Jordan's Aide

Shing Ka

as Rosie's Sidekick

Malcolm Simpson

as Yelling Kid

Cassius Kumar Wilkinson

as "Abe Lincoln"

Jos Demme

as "Statue of Liberty"

Gabriela Fung

as "Betsy Ross"

Denzel Delahoussaye

as "George Washington"

Aaron Scoenfeld

as "Uncle Sam"

Geovonne Long

as "MLK"

Jonathan Borst

as "JFK"

Michael Shehata

as "American Eagle"

Tom Chapin

as Governor Edward Nelson

Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker

as Churchgoer

Joey Perillo

as Jimmy

Buzz Kilman

as The Guy with the Shades

Marie Runyon

as Arthur's Mother

Eliza Simpson

as Arthur's Child

Julie Adamy

as Arthur's Child

Andre B. Blake

as Victory Party Director

Tymberly Canale

as Victory Party Celebrity Soldier

Lilly McDowell

as Shaw's Aide

Joshua Elrod

as Shaw's Aide

Craig Branham

as Klaus Bachman

Sidney Lumet

as Political Pundit

Reno

as Political Pundit

Anna Deavere Smith

as Political Pundit

Roy Blount Jr.

as Political Pundit

Fab 5 Freddy

as Political Pundit