Shanks (1974)

19741h 34mdir. William CastleUnited Stateshorror filmfantasy film

With Marcel Marceau, Tsilla Chelton, Philippe Clay, Larry Bishop, William Castle, Don Calfa

Directed by William Castle

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Shanks is a 1974 American surrealist horror film about a puppeteer able to manipulate dead bodies like puppets. Mime Marcel Marceau, in his first major film role, plays the titular Malcolm Shanks. It was the last film directed by producer-director William Castle.

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