San Jerome in France's Camargue region. A young woman is snatched from the road by a predatory creep who has his way with her, an act that riles up some of the locals, one of whom blowtorches the guy to death. Four years later, American artist Jeff Farrell (Kerwin Mathews) arrives in the town on vacation. Having just split up with his girlfriend, he becomes attracted to both Eve Beynat (Nadia Gray), the owner of the inn where he's staying at, and her daughter Annette (Liliane Brousse), and both of them seem to want him too. Jeff seems to prefer Eve, causing great jealousy in Annette, but Eve is actually married, though her husband Georges is in an asylum. It was he who killed the child molester four years before and Annette was the victim. Jeff agrees to assist Eve in springing Georges from the asylum….
White-Hot Terror: Inside 'Maniac' (2017, 11 mins): an analysis of the Film by Hammer Expert Jonathan Rigby and Cultural Historian John J. Johnson
Hammer'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 actor
Focus Puller Trevor Wrenn and Clapper Loader Ray Andrew on 'Maniac' (2016, 6 mins): original crew members share their memories of working with Hammer
Original theatrical trailer
Original Promotional Material: extensive gallery of stills, lobby cards and posters
On-set Photography: selections from the personal archives of writer Jimmy Sangster and director Michael Carreras
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