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.
1974 | 93m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | William Castle |
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| Writer: | Ranald Graham |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 09, 1974 |
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| Director: | William Castle |
| Writer: | Ranald Graham |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Horror |
| Keywords | puppet master, mime |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, William Castle Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Marcel Marceau | Malcolm Shanks / Old Walker |
| Tsilla Chelton | Mrs. Barton |
| Philippe Clay | Mr. Barton |
| Cindy Eilbacher | Celia |
| Biff Manard | Goliath |
| Helena Kallianiotes | Mata Hari |
| Larry Bishop | Napoleon |
| Don Calfa | Einstein |
| Phil Adams | Beethoven |
| Read Morgan | Cop |
| William Castle | Grocer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William Castle | Director |
| Boris Leven | Production Design |
| Joseph F. Biroc | Director of Photography |
| Alex North | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Ed Shanley | Construction Coordinator |
| John P. Austin | Set Decoration |
| Guy C. Verhille | Costume Design |
| Sheldon Schrager | Assistant Director |
| Ranald Graham | Screenplay |
| David Berlatsky | Editor |
| Jack H. Young | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Albain | Special Effects |
| Virginia Jones | Hairstylist |
| Val Raset | Second Assistant Director |
| Martin Walters | Second Assistant Director |
| Allan Gordon | Property Master |
| Keith Pepper | Assistant Art Director |
| Robert Crosby | Boom Operator |
| David M. Ronne | Sound |
| Ben Rusi | Boom Operator |
| Bong Soo Han | Stunt Coordinator |
| Orville Hallberg | Camera Operator |
| Pat Hollywell | Key Grip |
| Martin Kashuk | Key Grip |
| Cameron MacDonald | Assistant Camera |
| Henry Brant | Orchestrator |
| Marshall Schlom | Script Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William Castle | Executive Producer |
| Steven North | Producer |
| Sheldon Schrager | Associate Producer |
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