The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

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  • Genre: Thriller, Drama
  • Release Date: 1962-10-24
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 699 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 6min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: MC Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Frankenheimer
star 7.5/10
From 699 Ratings
7.9

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

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