The Manchurian Candidate
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.
Release Date
July 30, 2004Runtime
129 minRating
RDirected by
Jonathan Demme, Arthur Anderson, Eva Z. Cabrera, Doug Coleman, Maggie Murphy, Matthew Sirianni, Betsy FriedmanScreenplay by
Dean Georgaris, Daniel PyneLanguage
EnglishBudget
$80,000,000Revenue
$96,105,964Status
ReleasedCast
Denzel Washington
Major Bennett Ezekiel MarcoMeryl Streep
Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)Liev Schreiber
Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)Simon McBurney
Dr. Atticus NoyleKimberly Elise
RosieBruno Ganz
DelpJon Voight
Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)Jeffrey Wright
CPL Al MelvinAnthony Mackie
PFC Robert Baker IIITed Levine
Colonel HowardMiguel Ferrer
Colonel GarretDean Stockwell
Mark WhitingVera Farmiga
Jocelyne JordanPablo Schreiber
PFC Eddie IngramJude Ciccolella
David DonovanObba Babatundé
Senator WellsZeljko Ivanek
Vaughn UtlyPaul Lazar
GillespieJohn Bedford Lloyd
Jay "J.B." JohnstonTom Stechschulte
Governor Robert "Bob" ArthurBeBe Winans
FBI Agent WilliamsRobyn Hitchcock
Laurent TokarCharles Napier
General SloanDavid Keeley
Shaw's Bodyguard-AgentDorian Missick
OwensJose Pablo Cantillo
VillalobosTeddy Dunn
WilsonRaymond Anthony Thomas
Scout DadBill Irwin
ScoutmasterAl Franken
TV CommentatorDanny Darst
Ellie's Mysterious AideVictoria Haynes
Political AideAdam LeFevre
Congressman HealyRoger Corman
Mr. SecretaryAnn Dowd
Congresswoman BeckettHarry Northup
Congressman FloresWalter Mosley
Congressman RawlinsGayle King
Media IconBrad Holbrook
Newscaster #7Prue Lewarne
Newscaster #8Forrest Sawyer
Newscaster #1Ukee Washington
Newscaster #9Dan Olmstead
Senator John ShawSakina Jaffrey
Mysterious Arabic WomanRobert W. Castle
General WilsonJohn Aprea
Rear Admiral GlickJane DeNoble
Robert Arthur's WifeMarin Ireland
Army TranscriberTracey Walter
Night ClerkEdwidge Danticat
Rosie's CousinKenneth Utt
Rosie's Cousin's MentorNeda Armian
Reporter #4James McCauley
FBI Agent JonasDarrell Larson
FBI Agent RamirezKate Valk
Agent VolkBeau Sia
Late Night ComedianLauren Roselli
Jordan's AideShing Ka
Rosie's SidekickTom Chapin
Governor Edward NelsonJoey Perillo
JimmyAndre B. Blake
Victory Party DirectorLilly McDowell
Shaw's AideCraig Branham
Klaus BachmanSidney Lumet
Political PunditAnna Deavere Smith
Political PunditFab 5 Freddy
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