The Hands of Orlac (1960)
- Directed by
- Edmond T. Gréville
- Genre
- horror film, science fiction film, crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom, France
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 4.4 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A world-famous pianist loses his hands in a train crash. Surgeons attach the hands of a recently executed murderer to him. He begins to fear that the hands have a will of their own.
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What happens
The Hands of Orlac (also known as Les Mains D'orlac) is a 1960 horror film directed by Edmond T. Gréville, starring Mel Ferrer, Christopher Lee and Dany Carrel. It was written by Gréville, John V. Baines with additional dialogue by Donald Taylor. It was based on the 1920 novel Les Mains d'Orlac by Maurice Renard, which had previously adapted into silent film and as a Hollywood film production. Gréville shot the film in both English and French-language versions during production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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