Shanks (1974)
Shanks (1974)
A new concept in the macabre in which the Good come out of the grave and the Evil are sent to fill the vacancy.
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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Cast

Marcel Marceau Marcel Marceau As: Malcolm Shanks / Old Walker
Tsilla Chelton Tsilla Chelton As: Mrs. Barton
Philippe Clay Philippe Clay As: Mr. Barton
Cindy Eilbacher Cindy Eilbacher As: Celia
Biff Manard Biff Manard As: Goliath
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Storyline

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.


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

Details

Genres: Fantasy, Horror

Language: English

Release Date: 09 October 1974

Country: US

Runtime: 93m

Company Credits

Company: Paramount Pictures, William Castle Productions

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Cast

Directed By

William Castle

William Castle

Director

Val Raset

Val Raset

Second Assistant Director

Martin Walters

Martin Walters

Second Assistant Director

Marshall Schlom

Marshall Schlom

Script Supervisor

Sheldon Schrager

Sheldon Schrager

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Ranald Graham

Ranald Graham

Screenplay

Production Crew

Steven North

Steven North

Producer

William Castle

William Castle

Executive Producer

Sheldon Schrager

Sheldon Schrager

Associate Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Virginia Jones

Virginia Jones

Hairstylist

Guy C. Verhille

Guy C. Verhille

Costume Design

Jack H. Young

Jack H. Young

Makeup Artist

Sound

Alex North

Alex North

Original Music Composer

Robert Crosby

Robert Crosby

Boom Operator

David M. Ronne

David M. Ronne

Sound

Ben Rusi

Ben Rusi

Boom Operator

Henry Brant

Henry Brant

Orchestrator

Alex North

Alex North

Conductor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Orville Hallberg

Orville Hallberg

Camera Operator

Pat Hollywell

Pat Hollywell

Key Grip

Martin Kashuk

Martin Kashuk

Key Grip

Cameron MacDonald

Cameron MacDonald

Assistant Camera

Joseph F. Biroc

Joseph F. Biroc

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Allan Gordon

Allan Gordon

Property Master

Keith Pepper

Keith Pepper

Assistant Art Director

Ed Shanley

Ed Shanley

Construction Coordinator

Boris Leven

Boris Leven

Production Design

John P. Austin

John P. Austin

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Bong Soo Han

Bong Soo Han

Stunt Coordinator

Richard Albain

Richard Albain

Special Effects

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