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Film / 1960
The Hands of Orlac
Directed by
Edmond T. Gréville
A famed concert pianist's hands are destroyed in a plane crash; when he receives transplants from a recently executed strangler, his murderous new mitts attract the attention of a sleazy illusionist turned blackmailer.
The story
A famed concert pianist's hands are destroyed in a plane crash; when he receives transplants from a recently executed strangler, his murderous new mitts attract the attention of a sleazy illusionist turned blackmailer.
Cast
Mel FerrerStephen Orlac
Christopher LeeNero the magician
Dany CarrelRégina / Li-Lang
Lucile Saint-SimonLouise Cochrane Orlac
Felix AylmerDr. Francis Cochrane
Peter ReynoldsMr. Felix
Basil SydneyMaurice Seidelman
Campbell SingerInspector Henderson
Donald WolfitProfessor Volchett
Donald PleasenceGraham Coates
Peter Bennett1st Member
George Merritt2nd Member
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Arnold DiamondDresser
Janina FayeChild
Gertan KlauberFairground attendant
Walter RandallWaiter
YanilouEmilie
David PeelPilot
Anita Sharp-BolsterVolcheff's Assistant
Edouard HemmeAnge
Mireille PerreyMadame Aliberti
Manning WilsonInspector Jagger
Franca BelljCell Whore (uncredited)
Ernest BlythNightclub Audience (uncredited)
Fred DavisDetective (uncredited)
Arthur DibbsNightclub Audience Member (uncredited)
Pierre FerrariAmbulance Attendant (uncredited)
Jean FountaineFrench Waiter (uncredited)
Charles GilliardDetective (uncredited)
Victor HarringtonNightclub Audience (uncredited)
Juba KennerleyNightclub Audience (uncredited)
Aileen LewisNightclub Audience (uncredited)
Pat LewisNurse (uncredited)
John MoreConcert Audience (uncredited)
Richard NellerSurgeon in Clinic Hallway / Concert Audience (uncredited)
Terry SartainMan in Clinic Hallway (uncredited)
John SmartNightclub Audience (uncredited)
Emile StemmlerNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Philip StewartNightclub Audience (uncredited)
Fred StroudConcert Audience (uncredited)
John TathamConcert Audience (uncredited)
John TimberlakeClub Barman (uncredited)
Johnny WyneNightclub Audience (uncredited)
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