The Manchurian Candidate

Release date: Oct 24, 1962

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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Top Cast

Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Raymond Shaw

Mrs. Iselin

Eugenie Rose Chaney

Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

Chunjin

Jocelyn Jordan

Sen. Thomas Jordan

Dr. Yen Lo

Cpl. Allen Melvin

Col. Milt

Zilkov

Secretary of Defense

Holborn Gaines

Female Berezovo

Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)

Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)

Gomel (uncredited)

Senator (uncredited)

Officer

Second Reporter

Narrator (voice)

Medical Officer

Chinese Officer (uncredited)

Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)

Psychiatrist

Jilly

Benjamin K. Arthur

Reporter (uncredited)

Delegate (uncredited)

Delegate (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

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