Shanks

1974

Shanks

Shanks

1974 Feature Film ★ 5.5/10

Released 10/9/1974 (United States)

📖 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 instering 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. —Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>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 instering 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. —Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

🎭 Cast & Crew

Director William Castle
Main Star Marcel Marceau, Character: Malcolm Shanks
Supporting Tsilla Chelton (as Mrs. Barton), Philippe Clay (as Mr. Barton), Cindy Eilbacher (as Celia), Helena Kallianiotes (as Mata Hari), Larry Bishop (as Napoleon), Don Calfa (as Einstein), Biff Manard (as Goliath), Mondo (as Genghis Khan), Read Morgan (as Policeman), William Castle (as Grocer), Phil Adams (as Beethoven), Lara Wing (as Little Girl)

ℹ️ Details

Awards Won Oscar 1 Oscar
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 (838 votes)
Reviews 35
Release Date 10/9/1974 (United States)
Format Feature Film
Filmed In United States
Country United States

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