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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

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

Genre : Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Runtime : 2H 6M

Director : John Frankenheimer
Writer : George Axelrod

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.

Actors

Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Laurence Harvey
Laurence Harvey
Raymond Shaw
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
Mrs. Iselin
James Gregory
James Gregory
Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh
Eugenie Rose Chaney
Henry Silva
Henry Silva
Chunjin
Leslie Parrish
Leslie Parrish
Jocelyn Jordan
John McGiver
John McGiver
Sen. Thomas Jordan
Khigh Dhiegh
Khigh Dhiegh
Dr. Yen Lo
James Edwards
James Edwards
Cpl. Allen Melvin
Douglas Henderson
Douglas Henderson
Col. Milt
Albert Paulsen
Albert Paulsen
Zilkov
Barry Kelley
Barry Kelley
Secretary of Defense
Lloyd Corrigan
Lloyd Corrigan
Holborn Gaines
Madame Spivy
Madame Spivy
Female Berezovo
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Woman in Dream Sequence
Leoda Richards
Leoda Richards
Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)
Reggie Nalder
Reggie Nalder
Gomel
Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny
Senator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens
Officer
Arthur Tovey
Arthur Tovey
Second Reporter
Paul Frees
Paul Frees
Narrator (voice)
Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell
Medical Officer
James Yagi
James Yagi
Chinese Officer (uncredited)
Tom Lowell
Tom Lowell
Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)
Joe Adams
Joe Adams
Psychiatrist

Crews

John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer
Director
Richard Condon
Richard Condon
Novel
George Axelrod
George Axelrod
Screenplay
George Axelrod
George Axelrod
Producer
John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer
Producer
Howard W. Koch
Howard W. Koch
Executive Producer
David Amram
David Amram
Original Music Composer
Lionel Lindon
Lionel Lindon
Director of Photography
Ferris Webster
Ferris Webster
Editor
Richard Sylbert
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Philip M. Jefferies
Philip M. Jefferies
Art Direction
George R. Nelson
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Moss Mabry
Moss Mabry
Costume Design
A. Paul Pollard
A. Paul Pollard
Special Effects
Joseph C. Behm
Joseph C. Behm
Assistant Director
Carl Mahakian
Carl Mahakian
Assistant Editor
Arden Cripe
Arden Cripe
Property Master
Mary Westmoreland
Mary Westmoreland
Hairstylist
Bernard Ponedel
Bernard Ponedel
Makeup Artist
Jack Freeman
Jack Freeman
Makeup Artist
Ron Berkeley
Ron Berkeley
Makeup Artist
Thom Conroy
Thom Conroy
Dialect Coach
Joe Edmondson
Joe Edmondson
Sound Mixer
Del Harris
Del Harris
Sound Effects Editor
John Mehl
John Mehl
Camera Operator
Richard Carruth
Richard Carruth
Music Editor
Dorothy Parkinson
Dorothy Parkinson
Makeup Artist

Trailers and other movies

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE - Original Theatrical Trailer
Angela Lansbury on THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
John Landis on THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

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