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Maniac

Maniac

Stalks his wife... his daughter... their lover!

19636.11h 26m

Overview

When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

Directed by Michael Carreras
Written by Jimmy Sangster
Produced by Jimmy Sangster
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Top Cast

Kerwin Mathews

Kerwin Mathews

Paul Farrell

Nadia Gray

Nadia Gray

Eve Beynat

Donald Houston

Donald Houston

Georges

Liliane Brousse

Liliane Brousse

Annette Beynat

George Pastell

George Pastell

Inspector Etienne

Arnold Diamond

Arnold Diamond

Janiello

Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Salon

J

Justine Lord

Grace

Jerold Wells

Jerold Wells

Giles

L

Leon Peers

Blanchard

Themes & Keywords

painterpsychological thrillerblow torchproto-slasher

About Maniac

Maniac is a crime, mystery, horror, thriller film released in 1963 exploring themes of painter, psychological thriller, blow torch, proto-slasher. Directed by Michael Carreras, it stars Kerwin Mathews, Nadia Gray, Donald Houston. When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

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