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| Frank Sinatra | ... | Maj. Bennett Marco | |
| Laurence Harvey | ... | Raymond Shaw | |
| Janet Leigh | ... | Eugenie Rose Chaney | |
| Angela Lansbury | ... | Mrs. Iselin | |
| Henry Silva | ... | Chunjin | |
| James Gregory | ... | Sen. John Yerkes Iselin | |
| Leslie Parrish | ... | Jocelyn Jordan | |
| John McGiver | ... | Sen. Thomas Jordan | |
| Khigh Dhiegh | ... | Dr. Yen Lo | |
| James Edwards | ... | Cpl. Allen Melvin | |
| Douglas Henderson | ... | Col. Milt | |
| Albert Paulsen | ... | Zilkov | |
| Barry Kelley | ... | Secretary of Defense | |
| Lloyd Corrigan | ... | Holborn Gaines | |
| Madame Spivy | ... | Female Berezovo | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Joe Adams | ... | Psychiatrist (uncredited) | |
| Frank Basso | ... | Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Mary Benoit | ... | Woman in Lobby (uncredited) | |
| Whit Bissell | ... | Medical Officer (uncredited) | |
| Nicky Blair | ... | Silvers (uncredited) | |
| Merritt Bohn | ... | Jilly (uncredited) | |
| Nick Bolin | ... | Berezovo (uncredited) | |
| Robert Burton | ... | Convention Chairman (uncredited) | |
| Evelyn Byrd | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Harry Carter | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Lana Crawford | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Ray Dailey | ... | Page Boy (uncredited) | |
| Mimi Dillard | ... | Mrs. Melvin (uncredited) | |
| Joan Douglas | ... | Woman in Lobby (uncredited) | |
| Estelle Etterre | ... | Woman in Lobby (uncredited) | |
| Mickey Finn | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Bess Flowers | ... | Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited) | |
| Lee Tung Foo | ... | Man in Lobby (uncredited) | |
| John Francis | ... | Hiken (uncredited) | |
| Paul Frees | ... | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Gambina | ... | Man in Lobby (uncredited) | |
| Joe Gray | ... | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Tom Harris | ... | FBI Agent (uncredited) | |
| Maggie Hathaway | ... | Woman in Lobby (uncredited) | |
| Maye Henderson | ... | Chairlady (uncredited) | |
| Sam 'Kid' Hogan | ... | Man in Lobby (uncredited) | |
| Harry Holcombe | ... | General (uncredited) | |
| John Indrisano | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Miyoshi Jingu | ... | Miss Gertrude (uncredited) | |
| Kenner G. Kemp | ... | Man seated next to projector (uncredited) | |
| Rita Kenaston | ... | Woman in Lobby (uncredited) | |
| Colin Kenny | ... | Senator (uncredited) | |
| Helen Kleeb | ... | Mrs. Henry Whitaker, Chairlady (uncredited) | |
| Lou Krugg | ... | Manager (uncredited) | |
| John Lawrence | ... | Grossfeld (uncredited) | |
| Richard LePore | ... | Pvt. Edmund 'Ed' Mavole (uncredited) | |
| Tom Lowell | ... | Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited) | |
| Michael Masters | ... | FBI Agent (uncredited) | |
| Harold Miller | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Marquita Moll | ... | Soprano (uncredited) | |
| Reggie Nalder | ... | Gomel (uncredited) | |
| Frances E. Nealy | ... | Woman in Lobby (uncredited) | |
| Karen Norris | ... | Secretary (uncredited) | |
| Richard Norris | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Julie Payne | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Robert Riordan | ... | Benjamin K. Arthur (uncredited) | |
| Anna Shin | ... | Korean Girl (uncredited) | |
| Ray Spiker | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Irving Steinberg | ... | Freeman (uncredited) | |
| Bert Stevens | ... | Officer (uncredited) | |
| Hal Taggart | ... | Senator (uncredited) | |
| William Thourlby | ... | Little (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Tovey | ... | Second Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Raynum K. Tsukamoto | ... | Man in Lobby (uncredited) | |
| Jeanne Vaughn | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Anton von Stralen | ... | Officer (uncredited) | |
| James Yagi | ... | Chinese Officer (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| John Frankenheimer | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Richard Condon | (novel) | |
| George Axelrod | (screenplay) | |
| John Frankenheimer | uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| George Axelrod | .... | producer | |
| John Frankenheimer | .... | producer | |
| Howard W. Koch | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| David Amram | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Lionel Lindon | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ferris Webster | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Richard Sylbert | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Philip M. Jefferies | (uncredited) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| George R. Nelson | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Moss Mabry | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ron Berkeley | .... | makeup artist | |
| Jack Freeman | .... | makeup artist | |
| Bernard Ponedel | .... | makeup artist | |
| Gene Shacove | .... | hair stylist: Janet Leigh | |
| Mary Westmoreland | .... | hair stylist | |
| Dorothy Parkinson | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Joseph C. Behm | .... | assistant director (as Joseph Behm) | |
Art Department | |||
| Arden Cripe | .... | property master | |
| Philip M. Jefferies | .... | assistant art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Joe Edmondson | .... | sound mixer | |
| Del Harris | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Buddy Myers | .... | sound re-recordist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| A. Paul Pollard | .... | special effects (as Paul Pollard) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Howard A. Anderson | .... | photographic effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Gordon Doversola | .... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Beau Vanden Ecker | .... | assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Joe Gray | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Robert 'Buzz' Henry | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| John Indrisano | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| John Mehl | .... | camera operator | |
| William Read Woodfield | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Wesley Jeffries | .... | costumer (as Wesley V. Jefferies) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Carl Mahakian | .... | assistant film editor | |
Music Department | |||
| David Amram | .... | conductor | |
| Richard Carruth | .... | music editor | |
| Vinton Vernon | .... | music recordist | |
Other crew | |||
| Thom Conroy | .... | dialogue coach | |
| Amalia Wade | .... | script supervisor | |
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Wow! I was expecting right wing propaganda, or possibly even (a distant outside chance) left wing propaganda: I certainly wasn't expecting THIS. It isn't propaganda at all. Deriving any kind of message at all from the film is difficult - one might be tempted to conclude that we ought to never trust people who cry cheap political insults like "communist!" or "fascist!" or "racist!" at the first opportunity, but that's just a thought. At any rate, in order to get a message we have to think about the story for ourselves, very carefully, which makes it the very opposite of propaganda.
Here's another bit of advice: don't make the mistake, as I did, of thinking now and then that Frankenheimer is drifting from the point. He knows exactly what he's doing at all times. Whenever it seems he's offering some interesting diversion from the main story he's really telling the main story by other means. How good the story is I cannot convey without saying too much. Probably the central conceit everyone knows already, which was why Frankenheimer was right to spill most of the beans as soon as possible - but he does has one or two in reserve. One great thing about the story is that it doesn't rely at all on us thinking it likely.
Everyone, from composer to cameraman, did a fine job, and the cast does an even finer one. Angela Lansbury gives the performance of her life. Frank Sinatra I had never seen in a movie before, and I was surprised to discover that he can act - very well, too. It permeates down to the minor roles. Leslie Parrish as the charming innocent is certainly charming, but also subtle. "The Manchurian Candidate" would easily be the best of its kind even if it weren't the only of its kind.