

The Manchurian Candidate
2004-07-30 · 130 min · ★ 6.5
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Jonathan Demme
- Production companies
- Clinica Estetico, Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Tina Sinatra Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 80,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 96,105,964
Top Cast
Denzel WashingtonMajor Bennett Ezekiel Marco
Meryl StreepSenator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
Liev SchreiberCongressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
Simon McBurneyDr. Atticus Noyle
Kimberly EliseRosie
Bruno GanzDelp
Jon VoightSenator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)
Jeffrey WrightCPL Al Melvin
Anthony MackiePFC Robert Baker III
Ted LevineColonel Howard
Miguel FerrerColonel Garret
Dean StockwellMark Whiting
Vera FarmigaJocelyne Jordan
Pablo SchreiberPFC Eddie Ingram
Jude CiccolellaDavid Donovan
Obba BabatundéSenator Wells
Željko IvanekVaughn Utly
Paul LazarGillespie
John Bedford LloydJay "J.B." Johnston
Tom StechschulteGovernor Robert "Bob" ArthurTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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