The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!

Movie · Thriller, Drama · 2h 6m · Rated 7.5/10 on TMDB · Released October 24, 1962

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.

Directed by John Frankenheimer

Cast

• Frank Sinatra as Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
• Laurence Harvey as Raymond Shaw
• Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Iselin
• Janet Leigh as Eugenie Rose Chaney
• James Gregory as Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
• Henry Silva as Chunjin
• Leslie Parrish as Jocelyn Jordan
• John McGiver as Sen. Thomas Jordan
• Khigh Dhiegh as Dr. Yen Lo
• James Edwards as Cpl. Allen Melvin
• Douglas Henderson as Col. Milt
• Albert Paulsen as Zilkov

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