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The Hands of Orlac

1960-12-011h 35mHorror / Crime / Thriller4.4/10TMDB · 9 votes

A famed concert pianist's hands are destroyed in a plane crash; when he receives transplants from a recently executed strangler, his murderous new mitts attract the attention of a sleazy illusionist turned blackmailer.

“The frightening nightmare of a man who finds himself with hands which he can't control!”

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Directed byEdmond T. Gréville

Original languageEnglish

Original release1960-12-01

ProductionFrance, United Kingdom

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Mel FerrerStephen Orlac

Christopher LeeNero the magician

Dany CarrelRégina / Li-Lang

Lucile Saint-SimonLouise Cochrane Orlac

Felix AylmerDr. Francis Cochrane

Peter ReynoldsMr. Felix

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Basil SydneyMaurice Seidelman Campbell SingerInspector Henderson Donald WolfitProfessor Volchett Donald PleasenceGraham Coates Peter Bennett1st Member George Merritt2nd Member Arnold DiamondDresser Janina FayeChild Gertan KlauberFairground attendant Walter RandallWaiter YanilouEmilie David PeelPilot Anita Sharp-BolsterVolcheff's Assistant Edouard HemmeAnge Mireille PerreyMadame Aliberti Manning WilsonInspector Jagger Franca BelljCell Whore (uncredited)Peter Bennett1st Member (uncredited)Ernest BlythNightclub Audience (uncredited)Fred DavisDetective (uncredited)Arthur DibbsNightclub Audience Member (uncredited)Pierre FerrariAmbulance Attendant (uncredited)Jean FountaineFrench Waiter (uncredited)Charles GilliardDetective (uncredited)Victor HarringtonNightclub Audience (uncredited)Juba KennerleyNightclub Audience (uncredited)Aileen LewisNightclub Audience (uncredited)Pat LewisNurse (uncredited)George Merritt2nd Member (uncredited)John MoreConcert Audience (uncredited)Richard NellerSurgeon in Clinic Hallway / Concert Audience (uncredited)Terry SartainMan in Clinic Hallway (uncredited)John SmartNightclub Audience (uncredited)Emile StemmlerNightclub Waiter (uncredited)Philip StewartNightclub Audience (uncredited)Fred StroudConcert Audience (uncredited)John TathamConcert Audience (uncredited)John TimberlakeClub Barman (uncredited)Johnny WyneNightclub Audience (uncredited)

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