The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate 1962

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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.

  • Released: 1962-10-01
  • Runtime: 126 minutes
  • Genre: Thriller, Drama
  • Stars: Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, Henry Silva, Leslie Parrish, John McGiver, Khigh Dhiegh, Albert Paulsen, Barry Kelley, Lloyd Corrigan, Madame Spivy, Bess Flowers, Leoda Richards, Reggie Nalder, Colin Kenny, Arthur Tovey, Paul Frees, Whit Bissell, James Yagi, Bert Stevens  Show all >
    Laurence Harvey, James Gregory, Tom Lowell, Douglas Henderson, James Edwards, Merritt Bohn
  • Director: John Frankenheimer