The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Frank Sinatra
as Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
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Laurence Harvey
as Raymond Shaw
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Angela Lansbury
as Mrs. Iselin
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Janet Leigh
as Eugenie Rose Chaney
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James Gregory
as Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
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Henry Silva
as Chunjin
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Leslie Parrish
as Jocelyn Jordan
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John McGiver
as Sen. Thomas Jordan
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Khigh Dhiegh
as Dr. Yen Lo
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James Edwards
as Cpl. Allen Melvin
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Douglas Henderson
as Col. Milt
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Albert Paulsen
as Zilkov
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Barry Kelley
as Secretary of Defense
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Lloyd Corrigan
as Holborn Gaines
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Madame Spivy
as Female Berezovo
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Bess Flowers
as Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)
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Leoda Richards
as Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)
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Reggie Nalder
as Gomel (uncredited)
Crew
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John Frankenheimer
Director
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Lionel Lindon
Director of Photography
- Ferris Webster Editor
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David Amram
Original Music Composer
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George Axelrod
Producer
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John Frankenheimer
Producer
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George Axelrod
Screenplay
