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Shanks (1974)

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.

  • Fantasy
  • Horror

Top billed cast

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

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