The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
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1962
2h 6m
7.5(744 votes)
Thriller
Drama

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.

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Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Frank Sinatra

Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Frank Sinatra
Acting

Laurence Harvey

Raymond Shaw

Laurence Harvey
Acting

Angela Lansbury

Mrs. Iselin

Angela Lansbury
Acting

Janet Leigh

Eugenie Rose Chaney

Janet Leigh
Acting

James Gregory

Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

James Gregory
Acting

Henry Silva

Chunjin

Henry Silva
Acting

Leslie Parrish

Jocelyn Jordan

Leslie Parrish
Acting

John McGiver

Sen. Thomas Jordan

John McGiver
Acting

Khigh Dhiegh

Dr. Yen Lo

Khigh Dhiegh
Acting

James Edwards

Cpl. Allen Melvin

James Edwards
Acting

Douglas Henderson

Col. Milt

Douglas Henderson
Acting

Albert Paulsen

Zilkov

Albert Paulsen
Acting

Barry Kelley

Secretary of Defense

Barry Kelley
Acting

Lloyd Corrigan

Holborn Gaines

Lloyd Corrigan
Acting

Madame Spivy

Female Berezovo

Madame Spivy
Acting

Bess Flowers

Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Acting

Leoda Richards

Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)

Leoda Richards
Acting

Reggie Nalder

Gomel (uncredited)

Reggie Nalder
Acting

Colin Kenny

Senator (uncredited)

Colin Kenny
Acting

Bert Stevens

Officer

Bert Stevens
Acting

Arthur Tovey

Second Reporter

Arthur Tovey
Acting

Paul Frees

Narrator (voice)

Paul Frees
Acting

Whit Bissell

Medical Officer

Whit Bissell
Acting

James Yagi

Chinese Officer (uncredited)

James Yagi
Acting

Tom Lowell

Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)

Tom Lowell
Acting

Joe Adams

Psychiatrist

Joe Adams
Acting

Merritt Bohn

Jilly

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Acting

Robert Riordan

Benjamin K. Arthur

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Acting

Raoul Freeman

Reporter (uncredited)

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Acting

Rudy Germane

Delegate (uncredited)

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Acting

Herschel Graham

Delegate (uncredited)

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Acting

Stuart Hall

Reporter (uncredited)

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