Maniac (Standard Edition)

Although not one of Hammer's best-known films, the lurid Maniac is a tightly paced and intricately plotted thriller, penned by the great Jimmy Sangster, and taking inspiration from both Clouzot's Les Diaboliques and Hitchcock's Psycho.A young American (Kerwin Mathews, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad) stranded in rural France takes up with local hotel owner Eve (Nadia Gray), and is soon involved in a plot to spring her criminally insane husband from an asylum...Features:High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioWhite-Hot Terror: Inside 'Maniac' (2017, 11 mins): an analysis of the film by Hammer expert Jonathan Rigby and cultural historian John J JohnstonHammer's Women: Nadia Gray (2017, 8 mins): horror-film expert Lindsay Anne Hallam looks at the fascinating life and work of the Romanian stage and screen actorFocus Puller Trevor Wrenn and Clapper Loader Ray Andrew on 'Maniac' (2016, 6 mins): original crew members share their memories of working with HammerOriginal theatrical trailerOriginal Promotional Material: extensive gallery of stills, lobby cards and postersOn-set Photography: selections from the personal archives of writer Jimmy Sangster and director Michael CarrerasNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing