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

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.

melodramaticmacabrepsychologicaltensegothicatmosphericslow-burnuneasy

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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