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Shanks poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 51.1 / 100
1974·Fantasy / Horror·1h 33m

SHANKS

“A new concept in the macabre in which the Good come out of the grave and the Evil are sent to fill the vacancy.”

Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband, who delight in making him miserable. His only pleasure, it seems, is in making and controlling puppets. Thanks to his skill, he is offered a job as a lab assistant to Dr. Walker, who is working on ways to re-animate dead bodies by inserting electrodes at key nerve points and manipulating the bodies as if they were on strings. When the professor suddenly dies one night, Shanks gets the idea to apply their experimental results to a human body, and then to start exacting some revenge.

Above the Line
William Castle·DirectorRanald Graham·ScreenplayJoseph F. Biroc·Director of PhotographyAlex North·Original Music ComposerDavid Berlatsky·Editor
Cast
Marcel Marceau·Malcolm Shanks / Old WalkerTsilla Chelton·Mrs. BartonPhilippe Clay·Mr. BartonCindy Eilbacher·CeliaBiff Manard·GoliathHelena Kallianiotes·Mata HariLarry Bishop·NapoleonDon Calfa·EinsteinPhil Adams·BeethovenRead Morgan·Cop
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 5
William Castle·DirectorMarshall Schlom·Script SupervisorVal Raset·Second Assistant DirectorMartin Walters·Second Assistant DirectorSheldon Schrager·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Ranald Graham·Screenplay
Camera· 5
Joseph F. Biroc·Director of PhotographyMartin Kashuk·Key GripCameron MacDonald·Assistant CameraPat Hollywell·Key GripOrville Hallberg·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
David Berlatsky·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Alex North·Original Music ComposerAlex North·ConductorHenry Brant·OrchestratorRobert Crosby·Boom OperatorBen Rusi·Boom OperatorDavid M. Ronne·Sound
Art & Design· 6
Boris Leven·Production DesignGuy C. Verhille·Costume DesignAllan Gordon·Property MasterKeith Pepper·Assistant Art DirectorEd Shanley·Construction CoordinatorJohn P. Austin·Set Decoration
Production· 3
Steven North·ProducerWilliam Castle·Executive ProducerSheldon Schrager·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 3
Bong Soo Han·Stunt CoordinatorVirginia Jones·HairstylistRichard Albain·Special Effects
By the Numbers
51.1
OF 100
Master Score
5.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Shanks's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#A35F3D
#D63D93
Mood
Surreal, Quirky, Macabre
Composition
Floating
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features a surreal image of a human head with curly brown hair, resembling a man, attached to a hand that serves as its body. This hand, with fingers”

horrorcomedyfantasy
Key Elements
Human HeadHuman HandMiniature CoffinSuspension LinesDecorative Banner
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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