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When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it! - The Manchurian Candidate
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Title: The Manchurian Candidate

Release Date: 24 Oct 1962

Runtime: 2h 6m

Genre: Thriller, Drama

Director: MC Productions, United Artists

Production Companies: MC Productions, United Artists

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 7.537 (722 votes)

Cast

  • Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco: Frank Sinatra
  • Raymond Shaw: Laurence Harvey
  • Mrs. Iselin: Angela Lansbury
  • Eugenie Rose Chaney: Janet Leigh
  • Sen. John Yerkes Iselin: James Gregory
  • Chunjin: Henry Silva
  • Jocelyn Jordan: Leslie Parrish
  • Sen. Thomas Jordan: John McGiver
  • Dr. Yen Lo: Khigh Dhiegh
  • Cpl. Allen Melvin: James Edwards
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