The Manchurian Candidate
1962
When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
- John Frankenheimer
- 2h 6m
- October 24, 1962 · United States of America
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 24, 1962
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- United Artists,MC Productions
- Cast
- Frank Sinatra,Laurence Harvey,Angela Lansbury,Janet Leigh,James Gregory,Henry Silva,Leslie Parrish,John McGiver,Khigh Dhiegh,James Edwardsand 22 more
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Writer
- Richard Condon,George Axelrod
- Cinematography
- Lionel Lindon
- Music
- David Amram
- Budget
- $2,200,000
- Revenue
- $7,700,000
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