The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
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
as Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Laurence Harvey
as Raymond Shaw
as Raymond Shaw
Angela Lansbury
as Mrs. Iselin
as Mrs. Iselin
Janet Leigh
as Eugenie Rose Chaney
as Eugenie Rose Chaney
James Gregory
as Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
as Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
Henry Silva
as Chunjin
as Chunjin
Leslie Parrish
as Jocelyn Jordan
as Jocelyn Jordan
John McGiver
as Sen. Thomas Jordan
as Sen. Thomas Jordan
Khigh Dhiegh
as Dr. Yen Lo
as Dr. Yen Lo
James Edwards
as Cpl. Allen Melvin
as Cpl. Allen Melvin
Douglas Henderson
as Col. Milt
as Col. Milt
Albert Paulsen
as Zilkov
as Zilkov
Barry Kelley
as Secretary of Defense
as Secretary of Defense
Lloyd Corrigan
as Holborn Gaines
as Holborn Gaines
Madame Spivy
as Female Berezovo
as Female Berezovo
Bess Flowers
as Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)
as Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
as Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)
as Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)
Reggie Nalder
as Gomel (uncredited)
as Gomel (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
as Senator (uncredited)
as Senator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Officer
as Officer
Arthur Tovey
as Second Reporter
as Second Reporter
Paul Frees
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
Whit Bissell
as Medical Officer
as Medical Officer
James Yagi
as Chinese Officer (uncredited)
as Chinese Officer (uncredited)
Tom Lowell
as Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)
as Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)
Joe Adams
as Psychiatrist
as Psychiatrist
Merritt Bohn
as Jilly
as Jilly
Robert Riordan
as Benjamin K. Arthur
as Benjamin K. Arthur
Raoul Freeman
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
as Delegate (uncredited)
as Delegate (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
as Delegate (uncredited)
as Delegate (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
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Lionel Lindon
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Philip M. Jefferies
Art Direction
Art Direction
George Axelrod
Producer
Producer
Moss Mabry
Costume Design
Costume Design
Howard W. Koch
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Production Design
A. Paul Pollard
Special Effects
Special Effects
John Frankenheimer
Director
Director
George Axelrod
Screenplay
Screenplay
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
John Frankenheimer
Producer
Producer
Ferris Webster
Editor
Editor
Richard Condon
Novel
Novel
David Amram
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Richard Carruth
Music Editor
Music Editor
John Mehl
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Carl Mahakian
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Ron Berkeley
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Mary Westmoreland
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Bernard Ponedel
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Thom Conroy
Dialect Coach
Dialect Coach
Joseph C. Behm
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Arden Cripe
Property Master
Property Master
Jack Freeman
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Del Harris
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Joe Edmondson
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
Gene Shacove
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Richard Borland
Props
Props
Philip M. Jefferies
Assistant Art Director
Assistant Art Director
John M. Elliot
Set Dresser
Set Dresser
Gaylin P. Schultz
Props
Props
John Indrisano
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
David Salven
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Seymour Klate
Set Dresser
Set Dresser
Bill Flannery
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
Al Wyatt Sr.
Stunt Double
Stunt Double
Richard M. Rubin
Props
Props
Beau Vanden Ecker
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Read Killgore
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Joseph S. Toldy
Set Dresser
Set Dresser
Lucius O. Croxton
Set Dresser
Set Dresser
Gordon Doversola
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Morris Brown
Wardrobe Master
Wardrobe Master
Felix Barlow
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Ron Talsky
Wardrobe Master
Wardrobe Master
Robert Campbell
Gaffer
Gaffer
Eugene Levitt
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
William Read Woodfield
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Wesley Jeffries
Costumer
Costumer
Gene Martell
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Bill Craemer
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Rose Viebeck
Wardrobe Master
Wardrobe Master
Mollie Kent
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Joe Gray
Stunts
Stunts
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Stunt Double
Stunt Double
Amalia Wade
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Grace Dubray
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Angela Alexander
Wardrobe Specialized Technician
Wardrobe Specialized Technician
Dorothy Parkinson
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
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