CinemaOSMovie · 1974 · 1h 33m · PG

Shanks

A new concept in the macabre in which the Good come out of the grave and the Evil are sent to fill the vacancy.

52%(22)IMDbFantasyHorror

Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband, who delight in making him miserable. His only pleasure, it seems, is in making and controlling puppets. Thanks to his skill, he is offered a job as a lab assistant to Dr. Walker, who is working on ways to re-animate dead bodies by inserting electrodes at key nerve points and manipulating the bodies as if they were on strings. When the professor suddenly dies one night, Shanks gets the idea to apply their experimental results to a human body, and then to start exacting some revenge.

Directed byWilliam Castle

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
EN
Released
October 9, 1974
Studios
Paramount PicturesWilliam Castle Productions

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Trailers & teasers

2 videos
Cinématographe Promo Trailer

Cinématographe Promo Trailer

Shanks (1974) - TV Spot HD 1080p

Shanks (1974) - TV Spot HD 1080p

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Marcel Marceau

Marcel Marceau

Malcolm Shanks / Old Walker

Tsilla Chelton

Tsilla Chelton

Mrs. Barton

Philippe Clay

Philippe Clay

Mr. Barton

Cindy Eilbacher

Cindy Eilbacher

Celia

Biff Manard

Goliath

Helena Kallianiotes

Helena Kallianiotes

Mata Hari

Larry Bishop

Larry Bishop

Napoleon

Don Calfa

Don Calfa

Einstein

Phil Adams

Beethoven

Read Morgan

Read Morgan

Cop

Creative team
Directed by
William Castle
William Castle
Written by
Ranald Graham
Produced by
Steven North

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