The Manchurian Candidate

(1962)

When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!

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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Genre:

Thriller
Drama
Mystery

Runtime:

126 minutes

Country:

United States of America

Languages:

English

Budget:

$2,200,000.00

Revenue:

$7,700,000.00

Top billed cast

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Mrs. Iselin

Janet Leigh

Janet Leigh

Eugenie Rose Chaney

Henry Silva

Henry Silva

Chunjin

Leslie Parrish

Leslie Parrish

Jocelyn Jordan

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Raymond Shaw

Tom Lowell

Tom Lowell

Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Narrator (voice)

Arthur Tovey

Arthur Tovey

Second Reporter

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

Officer

Directed by

John Frankenheimer

John Frankenheimer