---
title: 'The Manchurian Candidate (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Frankenheimer'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 126
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-manchurian-candidate-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056218/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

1962 · PG-13 · 126 min · Drama, War, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 American neo-noir political thriller film directed and produced by John Frankenheimer. The screenplay is by George Axelrod, based on the 1959 Richard Condon novel The Manchurian Candidate. The film's leading actors are Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, and Janet Leigh, with co-stars Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, and James Gregory.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Frankenheimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-frankenheimer)
- **Producer:** [John Frankenheimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-frankenheimer), [George Axelrod](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-axelrod)
- **Screenplay:** [George Axelrod](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-axelrod)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Amram](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-amram)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lionel Lindon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-lindon)
- **Editor:** [Ferris Webster](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferris-webster)

## Cast

- [James Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-edwards)
- [Barry Kelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-kelley)
- [Janet Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-leigh)
- [Laurence Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-harvey)
- [Whit Bissell](https://cinepixo.com/people/whit-bissell)
- [Angela Lansbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-lansbury)
- [Leslie Parrish](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-parrish)
- [Albert Paulsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-paulsen)
- [Frank Sinatra](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-sinatra)
- [Henry Silva](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-silva)
- [Lloyd Corrigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-corrigan)
- [John McGiver](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mcgiver)
- [James Gregory](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gregory)

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