Film

The Manchurian Candidate

1962 · 2h 6m · Thriller · Drama

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

IMDb

7.9

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

Metacritic

94

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.

Frank Sinatra

Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Laurence Harvey

Raymond Shaw

Angela Lansbury

Mrs. Iselin

Janet Leigh

Eugenie Rose Chaney

James Gregory

Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

Henry Silva

Chunjin

Leslie Parrish

Jocelyn Jordan

John McGiver

Sen. Thomas Jordan

Khigh Dhiegh

Dr. Yen Lo

James Edwards

Cpl. Allen Melvin

Douglas Henderson

Col. Milt

Albert Paulsen

Zilkov

Barry Kelley

Secretary of Defense

Lloyd Corrigan

Holborn Gaines

Madame Spivy

Female Berezovo

Bess Flowers

Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)

• John FrankenheimerProducer · Director
• George AxelrodScreenplay · Producer
• Richard CondonNovel
• Howard W. KochExecutive Producer
• Lionel LindonDirector of Photography
• David AmramOriginal Music Composer
• Ferris WebsterEditor

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE - Original Theatrical Trailer

Release date

October 24, 1962

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 6m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$2,200,000

Revenue

$7,700,000

Genres

Thriller, Drama

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