- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Release: 1962-10-24
- Director: John Frankenheimer
- Writers: Richard Condon , George Axelrod
- Language: English | Spanish
- Stars: Frank Sinatra (1915–1998) , Laurence Harvey , Janet Leigh , Angela Lansbury
- Runtime: 126 min
- Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 6 wins & 9 nominations total
- AKA: O Enviado da Manchúria (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , El embajador del miedo (Argentina) , The Manchurian Candidate (Canada) , Κάτω από έναν άλλον ήλιο (Greece) , Mantsurian sankari (Finland) , Ο άνθρωπος της Μαντζουρίας (Greece) , Mandzuský kandidát (Czech Republic) , El mensajero del miedo (Spain) , Przeżyliśmy wojnę (Poland) , Mandžurijski kandidat (Croatia) , Маньчжурский кандидат , Un crime dans la tête (Belgium) , Манджурският кандидат (Bulgaria) , El embajador del miedo (Colombia) , Kato apo enan allo ilio (Greece) , Botschafter der Angst (Germany) , Mantshurian kandidaatti (Finland) , Ruterdame dreper (Norway) , The Manchurian Candidate (Canada) , Botschafter der Angst (Austria) , Va' e uccidi (Italy) , Манжурський кандидат (Ukraine) , Kandidaten från Mandsjuriet (Finland) , The Manchurian Candidate (Hong Kong) , The Manchurian Candidate , Botschafter der Angst , Маньчжурский кандидат (Russian Federation) , The Manchurian Candidate (Australia) , 影なき狙撃者 (Japan) , 失われた時を求めて (Japan) , The Manchurian Candidate (Singapore) , Casuslara Karşı (Turkey) , The Manchurian Candidate (United States of America) , El embajador del miedo (Mexico) , Манџуријски кандидат (Serbia) , 諜網迷魂 (Taiwan) , Mandžiūrijos kandidatas (Lithuania) , Candidatul Manciurian (Romania) , A mandzsúriai jelölt (Hungary) , The Candidate of Manchuria (India) , The Manchurian Candidate (Israel) , Sob o Domínio do Mal (Brazil) , Un crime dans la tête (France, French Republic) , Hjärntvättad (Finland) , Kage naki sogekisha (Japan) , Ushinawareta toki o motomete (Japan) , De geheimzinnige ruitenvrouw (Netherlands the) , The Manchurian Candidate (South Africa) , Mantsurian kandidaatti (Finland) , Misdaad op bevel (Belgium) , El embajador del miedo (Chile) , Hjärntvättad (Sweden) , Ứng Cử Viên Bị Giật Dây (Vietnam) , The Manchurian Candidate (Philippines) , Kandidaten fra Manchuriet (Denmark) , The Manchurian Candidate (United Kingdom) , Kandiday-e Manchury (Iran)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0056218
The Manchurian Candidate Cast · · · ALL
John Frankenheimer
Director
Frank Sinatra
(1915–1998)
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
(I)
(1913–1975)
Sen. Thomas Jordan
Khigh Dhiegh
Dr. Yen Lo
James Edwards
(I)
(1918–1970)
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
(I)
(1905–1964)
Officer
Arthur Tovey
Second Reporter
Paul Frees
(1920–1986)
Narrator (voice)
Whit Bissell
Medical Officer
James Yagi
Chinese Officer (uncredited)
Tom Lowell
Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)