The frightening nightmare of a man who finds himself with hands which he can't control!
3.9
95 min
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...
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Mel Ferrer | Stephen Orlac | Unowned |
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Christopher Lee | Nero the magician | Unowned |
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Dany Carrel | Régina / Li-Lang | Unowned |
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Lucile Saint-Simon | Louise Cochrane Orlac | Unowned |
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Felix Aylmer | Dr. Francis Cochrane | Unowned |
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Peter Reynolds | Mr. Felix | Unowned |
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Basil Sydney | Maurice Seidelman | Unowned |
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Campbell Singer | Inspector Henderson | Unowned |
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Donald Wolfit | Professor Volchett | Unowned |
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Donald Pleasence | Graham Coates | Unowned |
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Peter Bennett | 1st Member | Unowned |
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George Merritt | 2nd Member | Unowned |
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Arnold Diamond | Dresser | Unowned |
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Janina Faye | Child | Unowned |
| Gertan Klauber | Fairground attendant | Unowned | |
| Walter Randall | Waiter | Unowned | |
| Yanilou | Emilie | Unowned | |
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David Peel | Pilot | Unowned |
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Anita Sharp-Bolster | Volcheff's Assistant | Unowned |
| Edouard Hemme | Ange | Unowned | |
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Mireille Perrey | Madame Aliberti | Unowned |
| Manning Wilson | Inspector Jagger | Unowned | |
| Franca Bellj | Cell Whore (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Peter Bennett | 1st Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Ernest Blyth | Nightclub Audience (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Fred Davis | Detective (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Arthur Dibbs | Nightclub Audience Member (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Pierre Ferrari | Ambulance Attendant (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Jean Fountaine | French Waiter (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Charles Gilliard | Detective (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Victor Harrington | Nightclub Audience (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Juba Kennerley | Nightclub Audience (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Aileen Lewis | Nightclub Audience (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Pat Lewis | Nurse (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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George Merritt | 2nd Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
| John More | Concert Audience (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Richard Neller | Surgeon in Clinic Hallway / Concert Audience (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Terry Sartain | Man in Clinic Hallway (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| John Smart | Nightclub Audience (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Emile Stemmler | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Philip Stewart | Nightclub Audience (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Fred Stroud | Concert Audience (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| John Tatham | Concert Audience (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| John Timberlake | Club Barman (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Johnny Wyne | Nightclub Audience (uncredited) | Unowned |