The Hands of Orlac (1960 film)
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Directed by | Edmond T. Gréville |
Written by | Edmond T. Gréville Donald Taylor |
Based on | Hands of Orlac by Maurice Renard |
Produced by | Steven Pallos Donald Taylor |
Starring | Mel Ferrer Dany Carrel Lucile Saint-Simon Christopher Lee Felix Aylmer Mireille Perrey |
Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
Edited by | Oswald Hafenrichter |
Music by | Claude Bolling |
Distributed by | Brittania Films (UK) Continental Films (US) |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Countries | France United Kingdom |
The Hands of Orlac (a.k.a. Hands of the Strangler) is a 1960 British-French horror film directed by Edmond T. Gréville, starring Mel Ferrer, Christopher Lee, and Dany Carrel,[1] and based on the novel Les Mains d'Orlac by Maurice Renard.
Cast[]
- 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
- Mireille Perrey ... Madame Aliberti
- David Peel ... Airplane's pilot
- Walter Randall ... Waiter
- Anita Sharp-Bolster ... Volchett's Assistant
- ... Inspector Jagger
- ... Emilie
- ... Auge
- Charles Lamb ... Guard
Production[]
The film was shot in both French and English versions.[2]
Critical reception[]
Derek Winnert found it "intriguing and partly enjoyable if sometimes strained and lethargic".[3]
References[]
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ John Hamilton, The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70 Hemlock Books 2013 p 91-96
- ^ "The Hands of Orlac *** (1960, Mel Ferrer, Dany Carrel, Christopher Lee, Donald Wolfit, Felix Aylmer, Basil Sydney, Donald Pleasence) – Classic Movie Review 3110". 29 November 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1960 films
- 1960 horror films
- 1960s multilingual films
- British films
- British horror films
- British multilingual films
- English-language films
- English-language French films
- Films about pianos and pianists
- Films based on horror novels
- Films based on French novels
- Films directed by Edmond T. Gréville
- French films
- French horror films
- French multilingual films
- French-language films
- Films scored by Claude Bolling
- 1960s British film stubs
- 1960s horror film stubs