Sunday, October 29, 2017

The Hands of Orlac (1960)


S.B.D.C. (France)
Directed by  Edmond T. Gréville
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
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Classical pianist Mel Ferrer gets the hands of a recently executed killer after a fiery accident. He tries to retrain them and to resist the urge to kill, neither with much success. Overly familiar plot somewhat redeemed by Christopher Lee, as a sleazy magician who figures out what is happening and decides to blackmail him. Dany Carrel is his sexy assistant who reluctantly goes along, at least for awhile. Jazzy score by Claude Bolling!

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