The Manchurian Candidate
When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
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
- John Frankenheimer
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $8M
Who's in it
Cast
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31 billed performers
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What It's About
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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.
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Box Office & Release
The Manchurian Candidate returned 3.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $8M
- Release date
- Oct 24, 1962
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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