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The Manchurian Candidate

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.

1962 |2h 6m |  Thriller, Drama

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Cast

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Frank Sinatra

Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

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Laurence Harvey

Raymond Shaw

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Angela Lansbury

Mrs. Iselin

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Janet Leigh

Eugenie Rose Chaney

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James Gregory

Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

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Henry Silva

Chunjin

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Leslie Parrish

Jocelyn Jordan

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John McGiver

Sen. Thomas Jordan

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Khigh Dhiegh

Dr. Yen Lo

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James Edwards

Cpl. Allen Melvin

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Albert Paulsen

Zilkov

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Barry Kelley

Secretary of Defense

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Lloyd Corrigan

Holborn Gaines

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Madame Spivy

Female Berezovo

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Bess Flowers

Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)

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Reggie Nalder

Gomel (uncredited)

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Colin Kenny

Senator (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Officer

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Arthur Tovey

Second Reporter

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Paul Frees

Narrator (voice)

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Whit Bissell

Medical Officer

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James Yagi

Chinese Officer (uncredited)

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Tom Lowell

Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)

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Joe Adams

Psychiatrist

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$2,200,000.00

Revenue

$7,700,000.00