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Shanks

1974-10-09 · 93 min · ★ 5.2

Fantasy · Horror

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.

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Directors
William Castle
Production companies
Paramount Pictures, William Castle Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Marcel MarceauMarcel MarceauMalcolm Shanks / Old Walker
Tsilla CheltonTsilla CheltonMrs. Barton
Philippe ClayPhilippe ClayMr. Barton
Cindy EilbacherCindy EilbacherCelia
Biff ManardGoliath
Helena KallianiotesHelena KallianiotesMata Hari
Larry BishopLarry BishopNapoleon
Don CalfaDon CalfaEinstein
Phil AdamsBeethoven
Read MorganRead MorganCop
William CastleWilliam CastleGrocer

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