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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

126 min  -  Drama | Mystery | Romance  -   24 October 1962 (USA)
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A former Korean War POW is brainwashed by Communists into becoming a political assassin. But another former prisoner may know how to save him.

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Richard Condon (based on a novel by), George Axelrod (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra ...
Laurence Harvey Laurence Harvey ...
Janet Leigh Janet Leigh ...
Angela Lansbury Angela Lansbury ...
Henry Silva Henry Silva ...
James Gregory James Gregory ...
Leslie Parrish Leslie Parrish ...
John McGiver John McGiver ...
Khigh Dhiegh Khigh Dhiegh ...
James Edwards James Edwards ...
Douglas Henderson Douglas Henderson ...
Albert Paulsen Albert Paulsen ...
Barry Kelley Barry Kelley ...
Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan ...
Madame Spivy Madame Spivy ...
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Storyline

Major Ben Marco is an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army. He served valiantly as a captain in the Korean war and his Sergeant, Raymond Shaw, even won the Medal of Honor. Marco has a major problem however: he has a recurring nightmare, one where two members of his squad are killed by Shaw. He's put on indefinite sick leave and visits Shaw in New York. Shaw for his part has established himself well, despite the misgivings of his domineering mother, Mrs. Eleanor Shaw Iselin. She is a red-baiter, accusing anyone who disagrees with her right-wing reactionary views of being a Communist. Raymond hates her, not only for how she's treated him but equally because of his step-father, the ineffectual U.S. Senator John Iselin, who is intent on seeking higher office. When Marco learns that others in his Korean War unit have nightmares similar to his own, he realizes that something happened to all of them in Korea and that Raymond Shaw is the focal point. Written by garykmcd  

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Plot Keywords:

Nightmare | Korean War | Army | Korea | Medal Of Honor  | See more »

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

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller | War

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Botschafter der Angst See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,200,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

M.C. Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System) | Dolby SR  | Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

John Frankenheimer opted to direct this movie after plans to film author Richard Yates's 1961 novel "Revolutionary Road" failed to materialize. The latter would not be filmed until Revolutionary Road. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Marco's dress uniform coat has two discrepancies: he wears no ribbon for the National Defense Service Medal, to which every Korean War veteran was entitled; and even though he has been assigned to Washington, D.C., for some time, he continues to wear his previous 24th Infantry Division patch on his left shoulder instead of the Military District of Washington patch. See more »

Quotes

Eugenie Rose Chaney: Are you arabic?
Bennett Marco: No.
Eugenie Rose Chaney: Let me put it another way: are you married?
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Connections

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Villains: So Bad, They're Good" (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Twelve Days of Christmas"
(uncredited)
Traditional
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