The Hands of Orlac (1960 film)

The Hands of Orlac
British quad poster
Directed byEdmond T. Gréville
Written byEdmond T. Gréville
Donald Taylor
John V. Baines
Screenplay by
  • John Baines
  • Edmond T. Gréville
Based onLes Mains d'Orlac
by Maurice Renard
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDesmond Dickinson
Edited byOswald Hafenrichter
Music byClaude Bolling
Distributed by
Release dates
  • December 1960 (1960-12) (United Kingdom)
  • 12 April 1961 (1961-04-12) (France)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • France

The Hands of Orlac (also known as Les Mains D'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.

Gréville shot the film in both English and French-language versions during production.