from United Artists
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Starring
Frank Sinatra (Bennett Marco)
Laurence Harvey (Raymond Shaw)
Janet Leigh (Rosie)
Angela Lansbury (Mrs. Iselin)
Henry Silva (Chunjin)
James Gregory (Senator John Iselin)
Leslie Parrish (Jocie Jordon)
John McGiver (Senator Thomas Jordon)
Khigh Dhiegh (Yen Lo)
James Edwards (Corporal Melvin)
Douglas Henderson (Colonel)
Albert Paulsen (Zilkov)
Madame Spivy (Berezovo)
Barry Kelley (Secretary of Defense)
Joe Adams (Psychiatrist)
Lloyd Corrigan (Holborn Gaines)
Whit Bissell (Medical Officer)
Mimi Dillard (Melvin's Wife)
Anton Van Stralen (Officer)
John Lawrence (Grossfeld)
Tom Lowell (Lembeck)
Richard LePore (Mavole)
Nick Bolin (Berezovo)
Nicky Blair (Silvers)
William Thourlby (Little)
Irving Steinberg (Freeman)
John Francis (Haiken)
Lou Krugg (Manager)
Robert Riordan (Nominee)
Reggie Nalder (Gomel)
Miyoshi Jingu (Miss Gertrude)
Anna Shin (Korean Girl)
Helen Kleeb (Chairlady)
Maye Henderson (Chairlady)
Mickey Finn (Reporter)
Richard Norris (Reporter)
John Indrisano (Reporter)
Mike Masters (F.B.I. Man)
Tom Harris (F.B.I. Man)
Marquita Moll (Soprano)
Robert Burton (Convention Chairman)
Karen Norris (Secretary)
Bess Flowers (Gomel)
Jean Vaughn (Nurse)
Ray Spiker (Policeman)
Merritt Bohn (Jilly)
Frank Basso (Photographer)
Harry Holcombe (General)
Ray Dailey (Page Boy)
Julie Payne (Party Guest)
Lana Crawford (Party Guest)
Evelyn Byrd (Party Guest)
Estelle Etterre (Woman in Lobby)
Mary Benoit (Woman in Lobby)
Rita Kenaston (Woman in Lobby)
Maggie Hathaway (Woman in Lobby)
Joan Douglas (Woman in Lobby)
Ralph Gambina (Man in Lobby)
Frances E. Nealy (Woman in Lobby)
Sam 'Kid' Hogan (Man in Lobby)
James Yagi (Man in Lobby)
Lee Tung Foo (Man in Lobby)
Raynum K. Tsukamoto (Man in Lobby)
Paul Frees (Narrator (voice))
Written by
George Axelrod
Richard Condon (novel)
John Frankenheimer |
 A complex
paranoid political horror story about a brainwashed American
platoon and a decorated soldier programmed to assassinate political
enemies. The former platoon commander Bennett Marco (Frank Sinatra)
must piece together the clues to discover the killer's identity,
his next target, and who is behind this sinister plan. Seasoned
cast delivers strong performances, with an uncharacteristically
hard-bitten Sinatra, a maliciously identifiable Harvey, and a
frighteningly overbearing Lansbury. Political juxtaposition and
factual plausibility lend terrifying realism. Based on Richard
Condon's harrowing novel. Academy Award Nominations: Best Film
Editing, Best Supporting Actress--Angela Lansbury.
see also: The Manchurian
Candidate (2004 version with Denzel Washington)
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