The Manchurian Candidate

John Frankenheimer
1962-10-24

When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
7.5
126 min

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

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