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The Manchurian Candidate  (1962)
When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!


7.5|24 Oct, 1962|126 min
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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.
Language

English 


Budget$2,200,000
Revenue $7,700,000
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Keywords
cold war
korean war (1950-53)
stepparents
conspiracy
brainwashed assassin
brainwashing
black and white
election
presidential candidate
sleeper agent
queen of diamonds
korea

Casts

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

Crews

John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer
Director
Richard Condon
Richard Condon
Novel
George Axelrod
George Axelrod
Screenplay
George Axelrod
George Axelrod
Producer
John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer
Producer
Howard W. Koch
Howard W. Koch
Executive Producer
David Amram
David Amram
Original Music Composer
Lionel Lindon
Director of Photography
Ferris Webster
Editor
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Philip M. Jefferies
Art Direction
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Moss Mabry
Costume Design
A. Paul Pollard
Special Effects
John Mehl
Camera Operator
Richard Carruth
Music Editor
Joseph C. Behm
Assistant Director
Carl Mahakian
Assistant Editor
Arden Cripe
Property Master
Mary Westmoreland
Hairstylist
Bernard Ponedel
Makeup Artist
Jack Freeman
Makeup Artist
Ron Berkeley
Makeup Artist
Thom Conroy
Dialect Coach
Joe Edmondson
Sound Mixer
Del Harris
Sound Effects Editor
Gene Shacove
Hairstylist
David Salven
Assistant Director
Read Killgore
Assistant Director
Philip M. Jefferies
Assistant Art Director
Richard Borland
Props
Lucius O. Croxton
Set Dresser
John M. Elliot
Set Dresser
Seymour Klate
Set Dresser
Richard M. Rubin
Props
Gaylin P. Schultz
Props
Joseph S. Toldy
Set Dresser
Bill Flannery
Boom Operator
Gordon Doversola
Stunt Coordinator
Beau Vanden Ecker
Stunt Coordinator
Joe Gray
Stunts
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Stunt Double
John Indrisano
Stunt Coordinator
Al Wyatt Sr.
Al Wyatt Sr.
Stunt Double
Felix Barlow
Assistant Camera
Robert Campbell
Gaffer
Bill Craemer
Still Photographer
Eugene Levitt
Assistant Camera
William Read Woodfield
Still Photographer
Wesley Jeffries
Costumer
Angela Alexander
Wardrobe Specialized Technician
Morris Brown
Wardrobe Master
Ron Talsky
Wardrobe Master
Rose Viebeck
Wardrobe Master
Amalia Wade
Script Supervisor
Grace Dubray
Script Supervisor
Mollie Kent
Script Supervisor
Gene Martell
Production Assistant
Dorothy Parkinson
Makeup Artist

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