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Maniac (1963)

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

Genre : Crime, Mystery, Horror, Romance, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Michael Carreras

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Justine Lord
Justine Lord
Grace
Jerold Wells
Jerold Wells
Giles
Leon Peers
Leon Peers
Blanchard

Crews

Michael Carreras
Michael Carreras
Director
Jimmy Sangster
Jimmy Sangster
Writer
Jimmy Sangster
Jimmy Sangster
Producer
Stanley Black
Stanley Black
Original Music Composer
Wilkie Cooper
Wilkie Cooper
Director of Photography
Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson
Editor
Bernard Robinson
Bernard Robinson
Production Design
Edward Carrick
Edward Carrick
Art Direction
Basil Newall
Basil Newall
Makeup Artist
Ross MacKenzie
Ross MacKenzie
Assistant Director

Trailers and other movies

Maniac / Original Theatrical Trailer (1963)
MANIAC Trailer [1963]

Posters and backgrounds

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