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The Manchurian Candidate
Everything is under control.
Genres
DramaThrillerMystery
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$80000000
Revenue
$96105964
Runtime
129 min
Release Date
2004-07-30
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1634
Vote Average
6.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Denzel Washington
Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
Meryl Streep
Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
Liev Schreiber
Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
Simon McBurney
Dr. Atticus Noyle
Kimberly Elise
Rosie
Bruno Ganz
Delp
Jon Voight
Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)
Jeffrey Wright
CPL Al Melvin
Anthony Mackie
PFC Robert Baker III
Ted Levine
Colonel Howard
Miguel Ferrer
Colonel Garret
Dean Stockwell
Mark Whiting
Vera Farmiga
Jocelyne Jordan
Pablo Schreiber
PFC Eddie Ingram
Jude Ciccolella
David Donovan
Obba Babatundé
Senator Wells
Zeljko Ivanek
Vaughn Utly
Paul Lazar
Gillespie
John Bedford Lloyd
Jay "J.B." Johnston
Tom Stechschulte
Governor Robert "Bob" Arthur
BeBe Winans
FBI Agent Williams
Robyn Hitchcock
Laurent Tokar
Charles Napier
General Sloan
David Keeley
Shaw's Bodyguard-Agent
Alyson Renaldo
Mirella Freeman
Dorian Missick
Owens
Jose Pablo Cantillo
Villalobos
Teddy Dunn
Wilson
Joaquin Perez-Campbell
Atkins
Tim Artz
Jameson
Antoine Taylor
Boy Scout #1
Joe Alessi
Boy Scout #2
Raymond Anthony Thomas
Scout Dad
Bill Irwin
Scoutmaster
Al Franken
TV Commentator
Danny Darst
Ellie's Mysterious Aide
Stephanie McBride
Political Aide
Molly Hickok
Political Aide
Victoria Haynes
Political Aide
Adam LeFevre
Congressman Healy
Roger Corman
Mr. Secretary
Leona E. Sondreal
Green Room Official #2
Jim Roche
Senator from Florida
Ann Dowd
Congresswoman Beckett
Harry Northup
Congressman Flores
James B. Howard
Self
Walter Mosley
Congressman Rawlins
Gordon Brummer
"Gordy"
Gayle King
Media Icon
Brad Holbrook
Newscaster #7
Stacey Newsome Santiago
Roving Reporter
Kristen Shaughnessy
Newscaster #4
Prue Lewarne
Newscaster #8
Forrest Sawyer
Newscaster #1
Ukee Washington
Newscaster #9
Ed Crane
Newscaster #6
Kaity Tong
Newscaster #2
Roma Torre
Newscaster #3
William Meisle
Tyler Prentiss
Dan Olmstead
Senator John Shaw
Sakina Jaffrey
Mysterious Arabic Woman
Robert W. Castle
General Wilson
John Aprea
Rear Admiral Glick
Jane DeNoble
Robert Arthur's Wife
Christopher M. Russo
Secret Service Agent #1
Michael C. Pierce
Secret Service Agent #2
Marin Ireland
Army Transcriber
Glen Hartell
Army Transcriber
Tracey Walter
Night Clerk
Edwidge Danticat
Rosie's Cousin
Kenneth Utt
Rosie's Cousin's Mentor
Enrique Correa
Reporter #2
David Neumann
Reporter #3
Neda Armian
Reporter #4
Paul Johnson
Campaign Security
James McCauley
FBI Agent Jonas
Darrell Larson
FBI Agent Ramirez
Kate Valk
Agent Volk
Beau Sia
Late Night Comedian
Duana C. Butler
Library Clerk
Big Jim Wheeler
Library Patron
Lauren Roselli
Jordan's Aide
Stephen Richardson
Jordan's Aide
Shing Ka
Rosie's Sidekick
Malcolm Simpson
Yelling Kid
Cassius Kumar Wilkinson
"Abe Lincoln"
Jos Demme
"Statue of Liberty"
Gabriela Fung
"Betsy Ross"
Denzel Delahoussaye
"George Washington"
Aaron Scoenfeld
"Uncle Sam"
Geovonne Long
"MLK"
Jonathan Borst
"JFK"
Michael Shehata
"American Eagle"
Tom Chapin
Governor Edward Nelson
Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker
Churchgoer
Joey Perillo
Jimmy
Buzz Kilman
The Guy with the Shades
Marie Runyon
Arthur's Mother
Eliza Simpson
Arthur's Child
Julie Adamy
Arthur's Child
Andre B. Blake
Victory Party Director
Tymberly Canale
Victory Party Celebrity Soldier
Lilly McDowell
Shaw's Aide
Joshua Elrod
Shaw's Aide
Craig Branham
Klaus Bachman
Sidney Lumet
Political Pundit
Reno
Political Pundit
Anna Deavere Smith
Political Pundit
Roy Blount Jr.
Political Pundit
Fab 5 Freddy
Political Pundit
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