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Maniac( 1963)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kerwin Mathews

      Paul Farrell

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      Nadia Gray

      Eve Beynat

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      Donald Houston

      Georges

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      Liliane Brousse

      Annette Beynat

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      George Pastell

      Inspector Etienne

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      Arnold Diamond

      Janiello

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      Norman Bird

      Salon

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      Justine Lord

      Grace

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      Jerold Wells

      Giles

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      Leon Peers

      Blanchard

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Nov 14 2022
    I only recall Kerwin Matthews from his role as "Sinbad" back in 1958. He was an handsome enough man but hardly versatile as an actor. That's a shame because this could have been a much better intrigue had that role been better cast. As it is, he is "Jeff", a drifter who falls for "Annette" (Liliane Brousse) in a small French village. Her stepmother "Eve" (Nadia Grey) takes a bit of a shine to him, and uses her wiles to trick this rather gullible man into helping her organise the escape of her husband from the local asylum where he was imprisoned after committing a rather gruesome murder. Unbekn...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • painter
    • psychological thriller
    • blow torch
    • proto-slasher