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Spine Tingler!: The William Castle Story

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NR,1hr 22min
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2007
Synopsis: Over the course of a Hollywood career that spanned five decades, William Castle directed dozens of movies and earned a reputation as a clever hand with a low-budget thriller, but the movies he made aren't always as well remembered as the way he sold them to the public. During the Fifties and Sixties, Castle was one of Hollywood's greatest and most shameless showmen, and he achieved some of his greatest box office successes with movies promoted with outlandish gimmicks. Castle's reign as the King ... Full Synopsis
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B-movie fans are in for a treat with this detailed, affectionate look at a master of the form. Spine Tingler!: The William Castle Story works as a well-rounded documentary because it hits just the right combination of light and dark in its portrayal of its subject: it captures the giddy mix of ballyhoo and inventiveness that defined his films but also does a fine job of chronicling his personal frustrations ... Full Review
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