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Maniac

Maniac

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Maniac

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

1963

1h 26m

6.2(46 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Horror

Thriller

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.

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Production Companies

Hammer Film Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Grace

Jerold Wells

Jerold Wells

Giles

Leon Peers

Blanchard

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Carreras
Written by: Jimmy Sangster
Produced by: Jimmy Sangster

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