Release Date
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Original Release
October 24, 1962
2h 6m
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
⭐ 7.5126 min
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.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 1.6
Cast
Frank Sinatra
Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
⭐2.8
Laurence Harvey
Raymond Shaw
⭐0.9
Angela Lansbury
Mrs. Iselin
⭐2.7
Janet Leigh
Eugenie Rose Chaney
⭐3.0
James Gregory
Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
⭐1.5
Henry Silva
Chunjin
⭐1.1
Leslie Parrish
Jocelyn Jordan
⭐0.8
John McGiver
Sen. Thomas Jordan
⭐0.8
Khigh Dhiegh
Dr. Yen Lo
⭐0.4
James Edwards
Cpl. Allen Melvin
⭐0.4
Genres
ThrillerDrama
Production Companies
MC Productions
United Artists
