The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1962-10-24 United States of America 126 Min. PG-13
7.526 737 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.

Cast

Frank Sinatra is Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Laurence Harvey is Raymond Shaw
Raymond Shaw
Angela Lansbury is Mrs. Iselin
Mrs. Iselin
Janet Leigh is Eugenie Rose Chaney
Eugenie Rose Chaney
James Gregory is Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
Henry Silva is Chunjin
Chunjin
Leslie Parrish is Jocelyn Jordan
Jocelyn Jordan
John McGiver is Sen. Thomas Jordan
Sen. Thomas Jordan
Khigh Dhiegh is Dr. Yen Lo
Dr. Yen Lo
James Edwards is Cpl. Allen Melvin
Cpl. Allen Melvin
Douglas Henderson is Col. Milt
Col. Milt
Albert Paulsen is Zilkov
Zilkov
Barry Kelley is Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Defense
Lloyd Corrigan is Holborn Gaines
Holborn Gaines
Madame Spivy is Female Berezovo
Female Berezovo
Bess Flowers is Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)
Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)
Leoda Richards is Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)
Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)
Reggie Nalder is Gomel (uncredited)
Gomel (uncredited)
Colin Kenny is Senator (uncredited)
Senator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens is Officer
Officer
Arthur Tovey is Second Reporter
Second Reporter
Paul Frees is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Whit Bissell is Medical Officer
Medical Officer
James Yagi is Chinese Officer (uncredited)
Chinese Officer (uncredited)
Tom Lowell is Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)
Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)
Joe Adams is Psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
Merritt Bohn is Jilly
Jilly
Robert Riordan is Benjamin K. Arthur
Benjamin K. Arthur
Raoul Freeman is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Rudy Germane is Delegate (uncredited)
Delegate (uncredited)
Herschel Graham is Delegate (uncredited)
Delegate (uncredited)
Stuart Hall is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)

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