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The Manchurian Candidate

75 %|Oct 24, 1962|Thriller, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Richard Condon
Novel
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
A. Paul Pollard
Special Effects
Ferris Webster
Editor
George Axelrod
Screenplay
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
George Axelrod
Producer
Lionel Lindon
Director of Photography

Cast

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