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The Hands of Orlac

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  • 1h 35m
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5.6/10
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Christopher Lee, Mel Ferrer, Dany Carrel, and Lucile Saint-Simon in The Hands of Orlac (1960)
CrimeHorrorSci-Fi
A pianist who loses his hands in a plane crash receives the transplanted hands of an executed criminal but his new hands have the murderous tendencies of their previous owner.A pianist who loses his hands in a plane crash receives the transplanted hands of an executed criminal but his new hands have the murderous tendencies of their previous owner.A pianist who loses his hands in a plane crash receives the transplanted hands of an executed criminal but his new hands have the murderous tendencies of their previous owner.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
460
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    • Edmond T. Gréville
  • Writers
    • Maurice Renard(novel)
    • Edmond T. Gréville(adaptation)
    • John Baines(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Mel Ferrer
    • Christopher Lee
    • Dany Carrel
    • Edmond T. Gréville
  • Writers
    • Maurice Renard(novel)
    • Edmond T. Gréville(adaptation)
    • John Baines(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Mel Ferrer
    • Christopher Lee
    • Dany Carrel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Dany Carrel in The Hands of Orlac (1960)
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    Christopher Lee, Mel Ferrer, Dany Carrel, and Lucile Saint-Simon in The Hands of Orlac (1960)
    Dany Carrel in The Hands of Orlac (1960)
    Dany Carrel in The Hands of Orlac (1960)
    Dany Carrel in The Hands of Orlac (1960)

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    Mel Ferrer
    Mel Ferrer
    • Stephen Orlac
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Nero the Magician
    Dany Carrel
    Dany Carrel
    • Régina…
    Lucile Saint-Simon
    Lucile Saint-Simon
    • Louise Cochrane Orlac
    • (as Lucile Saint Simon)
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Dr. Francis Cochrane
    Basil Sydney
    Basil Sydney
    • Maurice Seidelman
    Donald Wolfit
    Donald Wolfit
    • Professor Volchett
    • (as Sir Donald Wolfit)
    Peter Reynolds
    Peter Reynolds
    • Mr. Felix
    Campbell Singer
    • Inspector Henderson
    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • Graham Coates
    Yanilou
    • Emilie
    David Peel
    David Peel
    • Pilot
    Anita Sharp-Bolster
    Anita Sharp-Bolster
    • Volcheff's Assistant
    • (as Anita Sharp Bolster)
    Gertan Klauber
    Gertan Klauber
    • Fairground Attendant
    Edouard Hemme
    • Ange
    Mireille Perrey
    Mireille Perrey
    • Madame Aliberti
    Walter Randall
    Walter Randall
    • Waiter
    Arnold Diamond
    Arnold Diamond
    • Dresser
      • Edmond T. Gréville
    • Writers
      • Maurice Renard(novel)
      • Edmond T. Gréville(adaptation) (dialogue)
      • John Baines(adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      Simultaneously shot in English and French with Mel Ferrer and Christopher Lee, both of whom spoke French fluently, using their own voices on both soundtracks.
    • Connections
      Featured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: The Hands of Orlac (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      C'est Parti
      Music by Claude Bolling

      Lyrics by Jacques Esterel

      Performed by Dany Carrel

    User reviews9

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    5/10
    I Have the Best Hand!
    I have to admit to dozing a bit during this film. I thought it would be a B movie, hands out of control film. Instead, there are missing action , loooooots of talking, and a silly plot that defies everything that was set up. Christopher Lee is pretty good as the villain, but this story goes nowhere. If one could give up enough of one's life to watch this again, try to understand what Lee was trying to accomplish. It's just plain dull.
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    • Nov 15, 2018

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    • Release date
      • May 13, 1964 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Studios de la Victorine - 16 avenue Edoard Grinda, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
    • Production companies
      • Pendennis Films Ltd.
      • Riviera International Film
      • Société Cinématographique des Studios de la Victorine
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
      • Black and White

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