
The Manchurian Candidate
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
Thriller
Drama
★★★★★★★★★★ (735 votes)
Casts

Frank Sinatra
as Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Laurence Harvey
as Raymond Shaw

Angela Lansbury
as Mrs. Iselin

Janet Leigh
as Eugenie Rose Chaney

James Gregory
as Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

Henry Silva
as Chunjin

Leslie Parrish
as Jocelyn Jordan

John McGiver
as Sen. Thomas Jordan

Khigh Dhiegh
as Dr. Yen Lo

James Edwards
as Cpl. Allen Melvin