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Summary
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.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- You're watching with family
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Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.
Cast
Crew
- Directed by
- Michael Carreras
- Written by
- Jimmy Sangster
- Produced by
- Jimmy Sangster
- Music by
- Stanley Black
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Facts
May 20, 1963 · 1 h 26 min · NR
- Released
- May 20, 1963
- Runtime
- 1 h 26 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Content
- Sexual Content, Violence
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Horror, Thriller
- Original language
- English
- Also spoken
- French
- Made in
- United Kingdom
- Available in
- 1 country
Q&A
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Questions about Maniac
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is Maniac worth watching?
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57 (IMDb 5.9 and Letterboxd 3.0 out of 5).
Will Maniac scare me?
At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.
Will I feel good after watching Maniac?
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.