The Manchurian Candidate
1962/10/24 (US) | Thriller, Drama
When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
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.
George Axelrod
Screenplay
John Frankenheimer
Director
Lead 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
Budget
$ 2,200,000
Revenue
$ 7,700,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- MC Productions
- United Artists
Crews
Richard Condon
Novel
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
A. Paul Pollard
Special Effects
Ferris Webster
Editor
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
George Axelrod
Producer
Lionel Lindon
Director of Photography