Principal cast
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh and James Gregory
Film 67 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Manchurian Candidate
When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
About the film
The Manchurian Candidate at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1962 film at stop 67 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Lionel Lindon (director of photography), Ferris Webster (editor), David Amram (original music composer), George Axelrod (screenplay) and Richard Sylbert (production design)
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Release
- 1962-10-24
- Runtime
- 126 minutes
- Genres
- Thriller and Drama
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 20 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 20 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
20 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Frank SinatraCharacter: Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
- Laurence HarveyCharacter: Raymond Shaw
- Angela LansburyCharacter: Mrs. Iselin
- Janet LeighCharacter: Eugenie Rose Chaney
- James GregoryCharacter: Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
- Henry SilvaCharacter: Chunjin
- Leslie ParrishCharacter: Jocelyn Jordan
- John McGiverCharacter: Sen. Thomas Jordan
- Khigh DhieghCharacter: Dr. Yen Lo
- James EdwardsCharacter: Cpl. Allen Melvin
- Douglas HendersonCharacter: Col. Milt
- Albert PaulsenCharacter: Zilkov
Full crew
Full crew
- John FrankenheimerCredits: Producer, Director
- Richard CondonCredits: Novel
- Richard SylbertCredits: Production Design
- A. Paul PollardCredits: Special Effects
- Ferris WebsterCredits: Editor
- George AxelrodCredits: Screenplay, Producer
- George R. NelsonCredits: Set Decoration
- Lionel LindonCredits: Director of Photography
- Howard W. KochCredits: Executive Producer
- Moss MabryCredits: Costume Design
- Philip M. JefferiesCredits: Art Direction, Assistant Art Director
- David AmramCredits: Original Music Composer
- John MehlCredits: Camera Operator
- Richard CarruthCredits: Music Editor
- Carl MahakianCredits: Assistant Editor
- Thom ConroyCredits: Dialect Coach
- Joseph C. BehmCredits: Assistant Director
- Ron BerkeleyCredits: Makeup Artist
- Mary WestmorelandCredits: Hairstylist
- Jack FreemanCredits: Makeup Artist
- Arden CripeCredits: Property Master
- Bernard PonedelCredits: Makeup Artist
- Joe EdmondsonCredits: Sound Mixer
- Del HarrisCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Read KillgoreCredits: Assistant Director
- Richard BorlandCredits: Props
- David SalvenCredits: Assistant Director
- Bill FlanneryCredits: Boom Operator
- Gene ShacoveCredits: Hairstylist
- Gaylin P. SchultzCredits: Props
- Seymour KlateCredits: Set Dresser
- John M. ElliotCredits: Set Dresser
- Richard M. RubinCredits: Props
- Lucius O. CroxtonCredits: Set Dresser
- Joseph S. ToldyCredits: Set Dresser
- John IndrisanoCredits: Stunt Coordinator
- Angela AlexanderCredits: Wardrobe Specialized Technician
- Rose ViebeckCredits: Wardrobe Master
- Mollie KentCredits: Script Supervisor
- Al Wyatt Sr.Credits: Stunt Double
- William Read WoodfieldCredits: Still Photographer
- Grace DubrayCredits: Script Supervisor
- Gordon DoversolaCredits: Stunt Coordinator
- Robert CampbellCredits: Gaffer
- Wesley JeffriesCredits: Costumer
- Bill CraemerCredits: Still Photographer
- Joe GrayCredits: Stunts
- Felix BarlowCredits: Assistant Camera
- Morris BrownCredits: Wardrobe Master
- Beau Vanden EckerCredits: Stunt Coordinator
- Robert "Buzz" HenryCredits: Stunt Double
- Amalia WadeCredits: Script Supervisor
- Eugene LevittCredits: Assistant Camera
- Ron TalskyCredits: Wardrobe Master
- Gene MartellCredits: Production Assistant
- Dorothy ParkinsonCredits: Makeup Artist
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