The Manchurian Candidate
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.
Top Billed 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
Featured Crew
John Frankenheimer
Director
Richard Condon
Novel
George Axelrod
Screenplay
George Axelrod
Producer
John Frankenheimer
Producer
Howard W. Koch
Executive Producer
David Amram
Original Music Composer
Lionel Lindon
Director of Photography
Ferris Webster
Editor
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Philip M. Jefferies
Art Direction
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
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