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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Oct 24, 1962 · 2h 6m

7.5/10 TMDB user score
865 votes on TMDB

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

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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Top cast

  • 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)

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