The Hands of Orlac
The frightening nightmare of a man who finds himself with hands which he can't control!
1960 | 95m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Edmond T. Gréville |
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| Writer: | Maurice Renard, John Baines, Edmond T. Gréville |
| Staring: |
| Famed concert pianist Stephen Orlac survives a plane crash, but his hands are permanently destroyed. Helpful surgeon Volcheff grafts a pair of new hands on the hapless Orlac. Unfortunately, they're the hands of an executed murderer – useless for a pianist, but quite handy for less delicate work... | |
| Release Date: | Dec 01, 1960 |
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| Director: | Edmond T. Gréville |
| Writer: | Maurice Renard, John Baines, Edmond T. Gréville |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | horror remake |
| Production Companies | Société Cinématographique des Studios de la Victorine, Pendennis Films Ltd., Riviera International Film |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 18, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mel Ferrer | Stephen Orlac |
| Christopher Lee | Nero the magician |
| Dany Carrel | Régina / Li-Lang |
| Lucile Saint-Simon | Louise Cochrane Orlac |
| Felix Aylmer | Dr. Francis Cochrane |
| Peter Reynolds | Mr. Felix |
| Basil Sydney | Maurice Seidelman |
| Campbell Singer | Inspector Henderson |
| Donald Wolfit | Professor Volchett |
| Donald Pleasence | Graham Coates |
| Peter Bennett | 1st Member |
| George Merritt | 2nd Member |
| Arnold Diamond | Dresser |
| Janina Faye | Child |
| Gertan Klauber | Fairground attendant |
| Walter Randall | Waiter |
| Yanilou | Emilie |
| David Peel | Pilot |
| Anita Sharp-Bolster | Volcheff's Assistant |
| Edouard Hemme | Ange |
| Mireille Perrey | Madame Aliberti |
| Manning Wilson | Inspector Jagger |
| Franca Bellj | Cell Whore (uncredited) |
| Peter Bennett | 1st Member (uncredited) |
| Ernest Blyth | Nightclub Audience (uncredited) |
| Fred Davis | Detective (uncredited) |
| Arthur Dibbs | Nightclub Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Pierre Ferrari | Ambulance Attendant (uncredited) |
| Jean Fountaine | French Waiter (uncredited) |
| Charles Gilliard | Detective (uncredited) |
| Victor Harrington | Nightclub Audience (uncredited) |
| Juba Kennerley | Nightclub Audience (uncredited) |
| Aileen Lewis | Nightclub Audience (uncredited) |
| Pat Lewis | Nurse (uncredited) |
| George Merritt | 2nd Member (uncredited) |
| John More | Concert Audience (uncredited) |
| Richard Neller | Surgeon in Clinic Hallway / Concert Audience (uncredited) |
| Terry Sartain | Man in Clinic Hallway (uncredited) |
| John Smart | Nightclub Audience (uncredited) |
| Emile Stemmler | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| Philip Stewart | Nightclub Audience (uncredited) |
| Fred Stroud | Concert Audience (uncredited) |
| John Tatham | Concert Audience (uncredited) |
| John Timberlake | Club Barman (uncredited) |
| Johnny Wyne | Nightclub Audience (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rebecca Breed | Wardrobe Master |
| Maurice Renard | Novel |
| John Baines | Writer |
| Donald Taylor | Dialogue |
| Jacques Lemare | Director of Photography |
| Desmond Dickinson | Director of Photography |
| Jean Ravel | Editor |
| Oswald Hafenrichter | Editor |
| Eugène Piérac | Production Design |
| John Blezard | Art Direction |
| Edmond T. Gréville | Writer, Dialogue, Director |
| Claude Bolling | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Donald Taylor | Producer |
| Steven Pallos | Producer |
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