The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

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

  • Genre: Thriller, Drama
  • Release Date: 1962-10-24
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 711 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 6min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: MC Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Frankenheimer
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Summary

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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  • 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

  • Barry Kelley

    as Secretary of Defense

  • Lloyd Corrigan

    as Holborn Gaines

  • Madame Spivy

    as Female Berezovo

  • Bess Flowers

    as Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)

  • Leoda Richards

    as Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)

  • Reggie Nalder

    as Gomel (uncredited)

  • Colin Kenny

    as Senator (uncredited)

  • Bert Stevens

    as Officer

  • Arthur Tovey

    as Second Reporter

  • Paul Frees

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Whit Bissell

    as Medical Officer

  • James Yagi

    as Chinese Officer (uncredited)

  • Tom Lowell

    as Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)

  • Joe Adams

    as Psychiatrist

  • Merritt Bohn

    as Jilly

  • Robert Riordan

    as Benjamin K. Arthur

  • Raoul Freeman

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Rudy Germane

    as Delegate (uncredited)

  • Herschel Graham

    as Delegate (uncredited)

  • Stuart Hall

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

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