Maniac (1963): Cast
Maniac is a 1963 horror thriller directed by Michael Carreras, starring Donald Houston as Georges, Norman Bird and Arnold Diamond. It runs 1 hour 26 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 26m (86 min)
- Director
- Michael Carreras
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Hammer Film Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Maniac About?
The premise of Maniac without spoilers.
A stranger arrives in a sleepy country town and is drawn into a sensual affair with a married woman. His obsession leads him to stalk his wife, his daughter, and their lover, spiraling into a vortex of sexual guilt and murder as the quiet community is shaken.
Maniac Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- teenager
- vigilante
- bar
- police
- lie
- detective
- duck
- dead body
- psychotronic film
- hairy chested male
- 15 year old
- 15 year old girl
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- 19 year old girl
- mother and daughter seduced by the same man
- minibus
- criminal
- lighting a cigarette
- riding a bicycle
- fight
- witness
- teenage boy
- teenage girl
- rapist
- violence
- fainting
- fainting woman
- locking a door
- lighting a candle
- vigilante justice
- frontier justice
- torture
- burned with a blow torch
- barmaid
- threatened with a blow torch
- american in france
- american in europe
- american abroad
- workshop
- disbelief
- cabriolet
- breakup
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- rich woman
- stepmother stepdaughter relationship
- dancing the twist
- moving in
- moving
- jealous stepmother
- hotel
- hotel room
Maniac Cast & Characters
Donald Houston leads the cast as Georges, with Norman Bird as Salon and Arnold Diamond as Janiello. Directed by Michael Carreras; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Director Michael Carreras
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Donald Houston as Georges - Norman Bird as Salon
- Arnold Diamond as Janiello
- George Pastell as Inspector Etienne
Also Starring in Maniac
· 6 more- Nadia Gray Eve Beynat
- Kerwin Mathews Paul Farrell
- Jerold Wells Giles
- Justine Lord Grace
- Liliane Brousse Annette Beynat
- Leon Peers Blanchard
More from Michael Carreras
More films directed by Michael Carreras: Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb, The Lost Continent, Slave Girls and The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb.
Maniac Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 2 trailers.
- Trailer MANIAC Trailer [1963]
Cars in Maniac
11 cars on screen, including the 1956 Citroën 2CV Luxe AZL and the 1950 Peugeot 203 Camionnette Bâchée.
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1956 Citroën 2CV Luxe AZL Main role -
1950 Peugeot 203 Camionnette Bâchée Important role -
1956 Citroën U23 RU Minor role -
1958 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL W121.042 Minor role
Maniac Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “The Maniac” and “Maníaco”.
- Also known as
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- The Maniac
- Maníaco
- Il maniaco
- Die Ausgekochten
- Маніяк
- Venganza diabólica (Maniac)
- 杀人狂魔
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Maniac FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Maniac, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Maniac?
Maniac runs 1 hour 26 minutes (86 minutes).
When was Maniac released?
Maniac was released on May 20, 1963.
Who directed Maniac?
Maniac was directed by Michael Carreras.
More films by Michael Carreras Who is in the cast of Maniac?
Maniac stars Donald Houston as Georges, Norman Bird as Salon and Arnold Diamond as Janiello, among 10 credited actors.
Does Maniac have a post-credit scene?
No. Maniac has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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