Film · Drama, Thriller
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.
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Writers
- Richard Condon, George Axelrod
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- October 24, 1962
Cast
Frank SinatraCapt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Laurence HarveyRaymond Shaw
Angela LansburyMrs. Iselin
Janet LeighEugenie Rose Chaney
James GregorySen. John Yerkes Iselin
Henry SilvaChunjin
Leslie ParrishJocelyn Jordan
John McGiverSen. Thomas Jordan
Khigh DhieghDr. Yen Lo
James EdwardsCpl. Allen Melvin
Douglas HendersonCol. Milt
Albert PaulsenZilkov
Barry KelleySecretary of Defense
Lloyd CorriganHolborn Gaines
Madame SpivyFemale Berezovo
Bess FlowersGomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)
Leoda RichardsWoman at Press Confrence (uncredited)
Reggie NalderGomel (uncredited)
Colin KennySenator (uncredited)- Bert StevensOfficer
