Director: John Frankenheimer

Writer: George Axelrod

From novel: The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon

Music Composed and Conducted by: David Amram

Producers: George Axelrod; John Frankenheimer

Keywords: Drama, Assassination, Cold War, POTUS

Medal of Honor winner Raymond Shaw saved his platoon during the Korean War, by getting them back from behind enemy lines. But one that he saved has recurring nightmares about Shaw, and all may not be as it seems; could the entire platoon have been brainwashed? Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey, and Frank Sinatra are all turn in superb performances in this red scare paranoid thriller. Lansbury received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress; also nominated for Best Editing.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lloyd Corrigan	Actor	16-Oct-1900	5-Nov-1969	Arthur Manleder in Boston Blackie films
Khigh Dhiegh	Actor	1910	25-Oct-1991	Wo Fat on Hawaii 5-O
James Gregory	Actor	23-Dec-1911	16-Sep-2002	Inspector Lugar on Barney Miller
Laurence Harvey	Actor	1-Oct-1928	25-Nov-1973	Manchurian Candidate
Angela Lansbury	Actor	16-Oct-1925		Murder She Wrote
Janet Leigh	Actor	6-Jul-1927	4-Oct-2004	Psycho
John McGiver	Actor	5-Nov-1913	9-Sep-1975	Midnight Cowboy
Henry Silva	Actor	15-Sep-1928		The Manchurian Candidate
Frank Sinatra	Singer	12-Dec-1915	14-May-1998	It's Frank's world, we just live in it

CAST

Frank Sinatra	...   Bennett Marco
Laurence Harvey	...   Raymond Shaw
Janet Leigh	...   Rose Chaney
Co-Starring
Angela Lansbury	...   Evelyn Iselin
Henry Silva	...   Chunjin
James Gregory	...   Sen. John Iselin
Leslie Parrish	...   Jocelyn Jordan
with
John McGiver	...   Sen. Thomas Jordan
Khigh Dhiegh	...   Dr. Yen Lo
James Edwards	...   Cpl. Alvin Melvin
Douglas Henderson	...   Col. Milt
Albert Paulsen	...   Zilkov
Barry Kelley	...   Secretary of Defense
Lloyd Corrigan	...   Holborn Gaines
Madame Spivy	...   Berezovo

REVIEWS

Review by Joey (posted on 4-Sep-2005)

I've seen this movie a few times. I think it's one of the best political and/or psychological thrillers ever made. Sinatra is always a favorite. Angela Lansbury is amazing in her portrayal of Raymond's sinister mother who devises a plan to get her nincompoop of a husband elected president... it gave me goose bumps! This really hit home. This film is a subcutaneous serenade to what can happen. It definitely gets under your skin.

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