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.
Stalks his wife... his daughter... their lover!
Director: Michael Carreras · Writer: Jimmy Sangster
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.
Kerwin Mathews
Paul Farrell
Nadia Gray
Eve Beynat
Donald Houston
Georges
Liliane Brousse
Annette Beynat
George Pastell
Inspector Etienne
Arnold Diamond
Janiello
Norman Bird
Salon
Jerold Wells
Giles
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. Unbeknown to poor old "Jeff" though, that's not the real agenda for the manipulative "Eve" and the arrival of "Henri" (Donald Houston) raises the danger levels for "Annette"... Can he, and local policeman "Etienne" (George Pastell), thwart the lethal plan before it's too late? Sadly, Matthews is not the …
Maniac is a 1963 crime and mystery movie from the United Kingdom directed by Michael Carreras, starring Kerwin Mathews, Nadia Gray and Donald Houston. It was released on May 20, 1963. The running time is 1 h 26 min, in English. Audiences rate it 6.2/10 from 46 votes — mixed to positive.
“Stalks his wife... his daughter... their lover!”
Maniac was released on May 20, 1963.
Maniac was directed by Michael Carreras.
The main cast includes Kerwin Mathews, Nadia Gray, Donald Houston, Liliane Brousse and George Pastell.
Maniac runs 1 h 26 min.
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It holds an audience score of 6.2/10 from 46 ratings, so fans of crime and mystery titles are its best audience. Read member reviews below or add your own.
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