The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

126 mins | Drama, Thriller | Oct. 24, 1962

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.

The Manchurian Candidate

126 mins | Drama, Thriller | Oct. 24, 1962

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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers United Artists, MC Productions
Original title The Manchurian Candidate
Directors Mollie Kent, Grace Dubray, Amalia Wade, Read Killgore, David Salven, Joseph C. Behm, John Frankenheimer
Writers George Axelrod, Richard Condon

Cast

Frank Sinatra

as Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Laurence Harvey

as Raymond Shaw

Angela Lansbury

as Mrs. Iselin

Janet Leigh

as Eugenie Rose Chaney

James Gregory

as Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

Henry Silva

as Chunjin

Leslie Parrish

as Jocelyn Jordan

John McGiver

as Sen. Thomas Jordan

Khigh Dhiegh

as Dr. Yen Lo

James Edwards

as Cpl. Allen Melvin

Douglas Henderson

as Col. Milt

Albert Paulsen

as Zilkov

Barry Kelley

as Secretary of Defense

Lloyd Corrigan

as Holborn Gaines

Madame Spivy

as Female Berezovo

Bess Flowers

as Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)

Leoda Richards

as Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)

Reggie Nalder

as Gomel (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

as Senator (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Officer

Arthur Tovey

as Second Reporter

Paul Frees

as Narrator (voice)

Whit Bissell

as Medical Officer

James Yagi

as Chinese Officer (uncredited)

Tom Lowell

as Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)

Joe Adams

as Psychiatrist

Merritt Bohn

as Jilly

Robert Riordan

as Benjamin K. Arthur

Raoul Freeman

as Reporter (uncredited)

Rudy Germane

as Delegate (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

as Delegate (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

as Reporter (uncredited)