
The Manchurian Candidate
Thriller
Drama
7.5 / 10
October 24, 1962
2h 6m
Director: John Frankenheimer
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

Frank Sinatra
Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Laurence Harvey
Raymond Shaw

Angela Lansbury
Mrs. Iselin

Janet Leigh
Eugenie Rose Chaney

James Gregory
Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

Henry Silva
Chunjin

Leslie Parrish
Jocelyn Jordan

John McGiver
Sen. Thomas Jordan

Khigh Dhiegh
Dr. Yen Lo

James Edwards
Cpl. Allen Melvin

Douglas Henderson
Col. Milt

Albert Paulsen
Zilkov