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The Manchurian Candidate

- 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.

Release Date : 1962-10-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : MC ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Manchurian Candidate

Cast

Frank Sinatra

Character Name : Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Original Name : Frank Sinatra

Gender : Male

Laurence Harvey

Character Name : Raymond Shaw

Original Name : Laurence Harvey

Gender : Male

Angela Lansbury

Character Name : Mrs. Iselin

Original Name : Angela Lansbury

Gender : Female

Janet Leigh

Character Name : Eugenie Rose Chaney

Original Name : Janet Leigh

Gender : Female

James Gregory

Character Name : Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

Original Name : James Gregory

Gender : Male

Henry Silva

Character Name : Chunjin

Original Name : Henry Silva

Gender : Male

Leslie Parrish

Character Name : Jocelyn Jordan

Original Name : Leslie Parrish

Gender : Female

John McGiver

Character Name : Sen. Thomas Jordan

Original Name : John McGiver

Gender : Male

Khigh Dhiegh

Character Name : Dr. Yen Lo

Original Name : Khigh Dhiegh

Gender : Male

James Edwards

Character Name : Cpl. Allen Melvin

Original Name : James Edwards

Gender : Male

Douglas Henderson

Character Name : Col. Milt

Original Name : Douglas Henderson

Gender : Male

Albert Paulsen

Character Name : Zilkov

Original Name : Albert Paulsen

Gender : Male

Barry Kelley

Character Name : Secretary of Defense

Original Name : Barry Kelley

Gender : Male

Lloyd Corrigan

Character Name : Holborn Gaines

Original Name : Lloyd Corrigan

Gender : Male

Madame Spivy

Character Name : Female Berezovo

Original Name : Madame Spivy

Gender : Female

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Leoda Richards

Character Name : Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)

Original Name : Leoda Richards

Gender : Female

Reggie Nalder

Character Name : Gomel (uncredited)

Original Name : Reggie Nalder

Gender : Male

Colin Kenny

Character Name : Senator (uncredited)

Original Name : Colin Kenny

Gender : Male

Bert Stevens

Character Name : Officer

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Arthur Tovey

Character Name : Second Reporter

Original Name : Arthur Tovey

Gender : Male

Paul Frees

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Paul Frees

Gender : Male

Whit Bissell

Character Name : Medical Officer

Original Name : Whit Bissell

Gender : Male

James Yagi

Character Name : Chinese Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : James Yagi

Gender : Male

Tom Lowell

Character Name : Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Lowell

Gender : Male

Joe Adams

Character Name : Psychiatrist

Original Name : Joe Adams

Gender : Male

Merritt Bohn

Character Name : Jilly

Original Name : Merritt Bohn

Gender : Male

Robert Riordan

Character Name : Benjamin K. Arthur

Original Name : Robert Riordan

Gender : Male

Raoul Freeman

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Raoul Freeman

Gender : Male

Rudy Germane

Character Name : Delegate (uncredited)

Original Name : Rudy Germane

Gender : Male

Herschel Graham

Character Name : Delegate (uncredited)

Original Name : Herschel Graham

Gender : Male

Stuart Hall

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Stuart Hall

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-11-19

An outstandingly (and Golden Globe winning) vile performance from Angela Lansbury - well and truly putting her silly old maid roles to one side, makes a magnificent contribution to one of the most thought-provoking thrillers ever to come out of 1960s Hollywood. Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey return from the Korean War - the latter to great acclaim, winning the Medal of Honour. Both suffer from terrible nightmares and when Sinatra discovers that other survivors from their unit are also suffering; and that somehow Harvey is the fulcrum of it all we descend into an abyss of manipulation, brain "dry-cleaning", mind-control and red-bashing that is really quite unsettling - and entirely plausible. Janet Leigh, James Gregory and a truly malevolent Khigh Dhiegh as "Dr. Yen Lo" all gel well to create a masterpiece of tension and threat with the tightly shot direction; subtle use of light and music and a truly gripping dialogue contributing to a truly menacing adaptation of Richard Condon's visionary novel. A must see...