The Manchurian Candidate
“When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!”
1962•PG-13•2h 6m•7.5•Released
ThrillerDrama
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.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Writer
George Axelrod
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$8M
Languages
English
Studio
MC Productions
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
Barry Kelley
Secretary of Defense
Lloyd Corrigan
Holborn Gaines
Madame Spivy
Female Berezovo
Production
Company
MC Productions
Company
United Artists
Producer
George Axelrod
Producer
John Frankenheimer
Recommended
6.7
Pork Chop Hill
1959
6.6
Telefon
1977
6.5
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
6.6
Men in War
1957
6.2
Backstabbing for Beginners
2018
5.9
Suburbicon
2017
6.3
Gorky Park
1983
6.1
Blood Ties
2013
6.4
The Commuter
2018
6.4
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
2022
5.8
The Ritual Killer
2023
6.6
Angel Has Fallen
2019
6
The Secrets We Keep
2020
6.6
The Good Neighbor
2022
6.4
Salt
2010
6.9
Spy Game
2001
6.3
All the Devils Are Here
2025
6.4
Polar
2019
6.5
The Independent
2022
6.1
Cleaner
2007
Similar Movies
8.3
A Melody to Remember
2016
10
His English Wife
1927
7.2
The Love of Jeanne Ney
1927
3.3
Twenty8K
2012
7.5
North and South
1965
6.2
The Eyes of My Mother
2016
6.9
Snipers
2022
7.9
Raging Bull
1980
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
7.4
The Motorcycle Diaries
2004
7.4
The Hunt for Red October
1990
6.1
Conspiracy '58
2002
7.7
Vivre Sa Vie
1962
7.5
Jules and Jim
1962
6.1
The Net
1995
7.2
Shoot the Piano Player
1960
7.3
Lord of War
2005
6.6
SHTTL
2023
7.6
Godzilla
1954
Nakdong River
1952