The Manchurian Candidate Poster

The Manchurian Candidate

65.00% | July 30, 2004 | Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.

Featured Crew

Jonathan Demme
Director
Richard Condon
Novel
Daniel Pyne
Screenplay

Cast

Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
Simon McBurney
Simon McBurney
Dr. Atticus Noyle