The Hands of Orlac (1960 film)
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File:The hands of Orlac 1960 poster.jpg
British original poster
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Directed by | Edmond T. Gréville |
Produced by | Steven Pallos Donald Taylor |
Written by | Edmond T. Gréville Donald Taylor John V. Baines |
Based on | Hands of Orlac by Maurice Renard |
Starring | Mel Ferrer Dany Carrel Lucille Saint-Simon Christopher Lee Felix Aylmer Mireille Perrey |
Music by | Claude Bolling |
Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
Edited by | Oswald Hafenrichter |
Distributed by | Brittania Films (UK) Continental Films (US) |
Release dates
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December 1960 (UK) 13 May 1964 (US) |
Running time
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95 minutes |
Country | France United Kingdom |
The Hands of Orlac 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.
Contents
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
- Manning Wilson ... Inspector Jagger
- Yanilou ... Emilie
- Edouard Hemme ... Auge
- Charles Lamb ... Guard
Production
The film was shot in both French and English versions.[2]
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/41381
- ↑ John Hamilton, The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70 Hemlock Books 2013 p 91-96
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Hands of Orlac at IMDb
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