The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
126 min
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.
- Release date
- October 24, 1962
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $2,200,000
- Box office
- $7,700,000
Trailer
Cast
- Frank Sinatra as Major Bennett Marco
- Laurence Harvey as Raymond Shaw
- Janet Leigh as Eugenie Rose Chaney
- Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Eleanor Shaw Iselin
- Henry Silva as Chunjin
- James Gregory as Senator John Yerkes Iselin
- Leslie Parrish as Jocelyn Jordan
- John McGiver as Senator Thomas Jordan
- Khigh Dhiegh as Dr. Yen Lo
- James Edwards as Corporal Allen Melvin
Crew
- John Frankenheimer · Director
- Richard Condon · Writer
- George Axelrod · Writer
- George Axelrod · Producer
- John Frankenheimer · Producer
- David Amram · Composer
- Lionel Lindon · Cinematographer
- Ferris Webster · Editor
- Richard Sylbert · Production designer