Movie

The Manchurian Candidate

“When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!”

★ 7.5(818)19622h 6m

The Manchurian Candidate is streaming on MGM Amazon Channel in Australia, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. Availability checked 22 July 2026.

Where to watch The Manchurian Candidate

🇦🇺 Australia

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Good to know

Director: John Frankenheimer
Release date: 1962-10-24
Runtime: 2h 6m
Language: English
Box office: $7,700,000
Budget: $2,200,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: MC Productions

The Manchurian Candidate — trailer

About The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 movie in the Thriller and Drama genres, directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Angela Lansbury. It has a runtime of 2 hours 6 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.5/10 from 818 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Manchurian Candidate in Australia — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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.

Cast

Frank Sinatra

Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Laurence Harvey

Raymond Shaw

Angela Lansbury

Mrs. Iselin

Janet Leigh

Eugenie Rose Chaney

James Gregory

Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

Henry Silva

Chunjin

Leslie Parrish

Jocelyn Jordan

John McGiver

Sen. Thomas Jordan

Khigh Dhiegh

Dr. Yen Lo

James Edwards

Cpl. Allen Melvin

Douglas Henderson

Col. Milt

Albert Paulsen

Zilkov

Themes & keywords

cold warkorean war (1950-53)stepparentsconspiracybrainwashed assassinbrainwashingblack and whiteelectionpresidential candidatesleeper agentqueen of diamondskorea