The Manchurian Candidate 1962

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

7.5 / 10   667 vote(s)
PG-13
Thriller Drama

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.

Release Date 1962-10-24
Runtime 2h 6m
Directors John Frankenheimer, Lionel Lindon, Joseph C. Behm, David Salven, Read Killgore, Philip M. Jefferies
Producers John Frankenheimer, Howard W. Koch, George Axelrod
Writers Richard Condon, George Axelrod