The Hands of Orlac
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Released
- 1960
- Country
- United Kingdom, France
Details
Release year: 1960
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Mel Ferrer — Stephen Orlac
Christopher Lee — Nero the Magician
Dany Carrel — Régina, Li-Lang
Lucile Saint-Simon — Louise Cochrane Orlac
Did you know
• 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.
• Christopher Lee was coached to perform magic tricks by Billy McComb. Even though most of them were done with camera tricks, Lee was still made a member of the Magic Circle.
• Final film of Basil Sydney. He died on 10 January, 1968 at age 73.
User reviews
Christopher Lee Is As Good As Usual
There are at least four versions of this movie...and is this 3rd one worth seeing?
Christopher Lee and sexy Dany Carrel easily outshine the two leads
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
