The Manchurian Candidate(1962)
movie - first aired/released 1962-10-24 - 126 min - audience 7.5
Thriller, Drama
Directed by John Frankenheimer
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.
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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)
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Colin KennySenator (uncredited)- Bert StevensOfficer
Arthur ToveySecond Reporter
Paul FreesNarrator (voice)
Whit BissellMedical Officer
James YagiChinese Officer (uncredited)
Tom LowellPvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)
Joe AdamsPsychiatrist- Merritt BohnJilly
- Robert RiordanBenjamin K. Arthur
- Raoul FreemanReporter (uncredited)
- Rudy GermaneDelegate (uncredited)
- Herschel GrahamDelegate (uncredited)
- Stuart HallReporter (uncredited)
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