Shanks
Shanks

Movie·1974·1h 33m

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.

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Written By

Ranald Graham

Producer

Steven North, William Castle

Cinematography

Joseph F. Biroc

Music

Alex North

Editor

David Berlatsky

Themes

puppet mastermime

Production House

Paramount Pictures
William Castle Productions

Audience Score

52%

22 votes

Skip17%
Timepass40%
Go for it31%
Perfection12%

Where to watch

Region: IN

Rent

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// cast

Cast

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

William Castle

William Castle

Grocer

// crew

Crew

Steven North

Producer

Ranald Graham

Screenplay

Alex North

Alex North

Original Music Composer

William Castle

William Castle

Director, Executive Producer

David Berlatsky

Editor

Joseph F. Biroc

Joseph F. Biroc

Director of Photography

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