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The Hands of Orlac is a film of genre Thriller directed by Edmond T. Gréville released in USA on 13 may 1964 with Mel Ferrer

The Hands of Orlac (1960)

The Hands of Orlac
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Released in USA 13 may 1964
Length 1h35
Genres Thriller,    Horror,    Crime
Rating56% 2.8029052.8029052.8029052.8029052.802905

The Hands of Orlac is a 1960 British-French horror film directed by Edmond T. Gréville, starring Mel Ferrer, Christopher Lee, and Dany Carrel, and based on the novel Les Mains d'Orlac by Maurice Renard.

Synopsis

Pianiste célèbre, Stephen Orlac subit une opération chirurgicale des mains après avoir été victime d'un accident d'avion. Quelques mois plus tard, il se rend compte qu'il n'est plus en mesure de jouer comme auparavant et il finit par se convaincre que les mains d'un autre ont été greffées à la place des siennes. Désemparé, il s'enfuit alors qu'il séjourne sur la Côte d'Azur en compagnie de sa fiancée, Louise. Installé dans un hôtel marseillais, il devient la proie d'un couple, Li-Lang, chanteuse, et Néron, son amant.

Actors

Mel Ferrer

(Stephen Orlac)Dany Carrel

(Régina / Li-Lang)Christopher Lee

(Nero the magician)Felix Aylmer

(Dr. Francis Cochrane)Lucile Saint-Simon

(Louise Cochrane Orlac)
And :
Donald Wolfit
Donald Pleasence
Basil Sydney
Campbell Singer
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