Quick facts
- Released
- October 9, 1974
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- PG
- IMDb
- tt0072149
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, William Castle Productions
Themes
Cast
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Shanks about?
- 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.
- Who directed Shanks?
- Shanks was directed by William Castle.
- Who stars in Shanks?
- Shanks stars Marcel Marceau, Tsilla Chelton, Philippe Clay, Cindy Eilbacher.
- When was Shanks released?
- Shanks is a 1974 fantasy, horror film.
- Where can I watch Shanks?
- You can watch Shanks with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.