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The Manchurian Candidate
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7.5(848)19622h 6m
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.
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Created by
- Howard W. Koch
- Writers
- George Axelrod
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Cast
Frank Sinatra
Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Laurence Harvey
Raymond Shaw
Angela Lansbury
Mrs. Iselin
Janet Leigh
Eugenie Rose Chaney
James Gregory
Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
Henry Silva
Chunjin
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
Bess Flowers
Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)
Reggie Nalder
Gomel (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Senator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Officer
Arthur Tovey
Second Reporter
Paul Frees
Narrator (voice)
Whit Bissell
Medical Officer
James Yagi
Chinese Officer (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- John FrankenheimerDirector
- Joseph C. BehmAssistant Director
- David SalvenAssistant Director
- Read KillgoreAssistant Director
- Amalia WadeScript Supervisor
- Grace DubrayScript Supervisor
- Mollie KentScript Supervisor
Writing
- Richard CondonNovel
- George AxelrodScreenplay
Production
- George AxelrodProducer
- John FrankenheimerProducer
- Howard W. KochExecutive Producer
- Gene MartellProduction Assistant
Camera
- Lionel LindonDirector of Photography
- John MehlCamera Operator
- Felix BarlowAssistant Camera
- Bill CraemerStill Photographer
- Eugene LevittAssistant Camera
- William Read WoodfieldStill Photographer
Editing
- Ferris WebsterEditor
- Carl MahakianAssistant Editor
Sound
- David AmramOriginal Music Composer
- Richard CarruthMusic Editor
- Joe EdmondsonSound Mixer
- Del HarrisSound Effects Editor
- Bill FlanneryBoom Operator
Art
- Richard SylbertProduction Design
- Philip M. JefferiesArt Direction
- George R. NelsonSet Decoration
- Arden CripeProperty Master
- Philip M. JefferiesAssistant Art Director
- Richard BorlandProps
- Lucius O. CroxtonSet Dresser
- John M. ElliotSet Dresser
- Seymour KlateSet Dresser
- Richard M. RubinProps
- Gaylin P. SchultzProps
- Joseph S. ToldySet Dresser
Costume & Make-Up
- Moss MabryCostume Design
- Mary WestmorelandHairstylist
- Bernard PonedelMakeup Artist
- Jack FreemanMakeup Artist
- Ron BerkeleyMakeup Artist
- Gene ShacoveHairstylist
- Wesley JeffriesCostumer
- Angela AlexanderWardrobe Specialized Technician
- Morris BrownWardrobe Master
- Ron TalskyWardrobe Master
- Rose ViebeckWardrobe Master
- Dorothy ParkinsonMakeup Artist
Crew
- A. Paul PollardSpecial Effects
- Thom ConroyDialect Coach
- Gordon DoversolaStunt Coordinator
- Beau Vanden EckerStunt Coordinator
- Joe GrayStunts
- Robert "Buzz" HenryStunt Double
- John IndrisanoStunt Coordinator
- Al Wyatt Sr.Stunt Double
Lighting
- Robert CampbellGaffer