The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

10/24/1962 2h 6m

When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!

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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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Cast Ages at Release

Frank Sinatra

as Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Born 12/12/1915

Died 05/14/1998, age

Laurence Harvey

as Raymond Shaw

Born 10/01/1928

Died 11/25/1973, age

Angela Lansbury

as Mrs. Iselin

Born 10/16/1925

Died 10/11/2022, age

Janet Leigh

as Eugenie Rose Chaney

Born 07/06/1927

Died 10/03/2004, age

James Gregory

as Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

Born 12/23/1911

Died 09/16/2002, age

Henry Silva

as Chunjin

Born 09/23/1926

Died 09/14/2022, age

Leslie Parrish

as Jocelyn Jordan

Born 03/18/1935, age

John McGiver

as Sen. Thomas Jordan

Born 11/05/1913

Died 09/09/1975, age

Paul Frees

as Narrator (voice)

Born 06/22/1920

Died 11/02/1986, age

Whit Bissell

as Medical Officer

Born 10/25/1909

Died 03/05/1996, age

James Yagi

as Chinese Officer (uncredited)

Born 02/21/1923

Died 10/07/1997, age