The Manchurian Candidate
"When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!"
1962-10-24
7.5
en 126mThrillerDrama
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 of Photography
Lionel Lindon
Art Direction
Philip M. Jefferies
Producer
George Axelrod
Costume Design
Moss Mabry
Executive Producer
Howard W. Koch
Production Design
Richard Sylbert
cold war korean war (1950-53) stepparents conspiracy brainwashed assassin brainwashing black and white election presidential candidate sleeper agent queen of diamonds korea
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$7,700,000Budget
$2,200,000Countries
- United States of America
Companies
- MC Productions
- United Artists
