---
title: 'The Hands of Orlac (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edmond T. Gréville'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hands-of-orlac-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054963/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hands of Orlac (1960)

1960 · 94 min · Horror, Science Fiction, Crime · United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

The Hands of Orlac is a 1960 horror film directed by Edmond T. Gréville, starring Mel Ferrer, Christopher Lee and Dany Carrel. It was written by Gréville, John V. Baines with additional dialogue by Donald Taylor. It was based on the 1920 novel Les Mains d'Orlac by Maurice Renard, which had previously adapted into silent film and as a Hollywood film production.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edmond T. Gréville](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-t-greville)
- **Screenplay:** [Edmond T. Gréville](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-t-greville)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Claude Bolling](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-bolling)
- **Producer:** [Steven Pallos](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-pallos)
- **Director of Photography:** [Desmond Dickinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/desmond-dickinson)
- **Editor:** [Oswald Hafenrichter](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-hafenrichter)

## Cast

- [Lucile Saint-Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucile-saint-simon)
- [Felix Aylmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-aylmer)
- [Dany Carrel](https://cinepixo.com/people/dany-carrel)
- [Donald Wolfit](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-wolfit)
- [Basil Sydney](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-sydney)
- [Mel Ferrer](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-ferrer)
- [Donald Pleasence](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-pleasence)
- [David Peel](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-peel)
- [Christopher Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lee)

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