The Manchurian Candidate
(1962) When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it! | Released
Ratings
94%
7.5
8
98%
Financials
Revenue: $7,700,000
Budget: $2,200,000
Profit: + $5,500,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
Status: Released
Average Rating: 8
Release Date: Oct 24, 1962
Rating: 1962-10-24
Run Time: 2h 06m
Original Language: English
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Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: MC Productions , United Artists
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Directing | Director |
John Frankenheimer
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| Assistant Director |
Joseph C. Behm
David Salven
Read Killgore
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| Script Supervisor |
Amalia Wade
Grace Dubray
Mollie Kent
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| Writing | Novel |
Richard Condon
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| Screenplay |
George Axelrod
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| Production | Producer |
George Axelrod
John Frankenheimer
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| Executive Producer |
Howard W. Koch
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| Production Assistant |
Gene Martell
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| Sound | Original Music Composer |
David Amram
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| Sound Mixer |
Joe Edmondson
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| Sound Effects Editor |
Del Harris
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| Music Editor |
Richard Carruth
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| Boom Operator |
Bill Flannery
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Lionel Lindon
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| Camera Operator |
John Mehl
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| Assistant Camera |
Felix Barlow
Eugene Levitt
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| Still Photographer |
Bill Craemer
William Read Woodfield
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| Editing | Editor |
Ferris Webster
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| Assistant Editor |
Carl Mahakian
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| Art | Production Design |
Richard Sylbert
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| Art Direction |
Philip M. Jefferies
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| Set Decoration |
George R. Nelson
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| Property Master |
Arden Cripe
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| Assistant Art Director |
Philip M. Jefferies
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| Props |
Richard Borland
Richard M. Rubin
Gaylin P. Schultz
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| Set Dresser |
Lucius O. Croxton
John M. Elliot
Seymour Klate
Joseph S. Toldy
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| Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Moss Mabry
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| Hairstylist |
Mary Westmoreland
Gene Shacove
|
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| Makeup Artist |
Bernard Ponedel
Jack Freeman
Ron Berkeley
Dorothy Parkinson
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| Costumer |
Wesley Jeffries
|
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| Wardrobe Specialized Technician |
Angela Alexander
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| Wardrobe Master |
Morris Brown
Ron Talsky
Rose Viebeck
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| Crew | Special Effects |
A. Paul Pollard
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| Dialect Coach |
Thom Conroy
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| Stunt Coordinator |
Gordon Doversola
Beau Vanden Ecker
John Indrisano
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| Stunts |
Joe Gray
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| Stunt Double |
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Al Wyatt Sr.
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| Lighting | Gaffer |
Robert Campbell
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| Department | Role | Name |