Hands of a Stranger

Apr 22, 1962

1h 25m

★ 4.9

They gave him the hands of a killer!

Overview

A concert pianist loses his hands in a car crash, but a surgeon gives him new ones. The experimental medical procedure goes awry when the new hands drive the pianist mad.

Genres

Horror

Thriller

Production Companies

Glenwood-Neve Productions

Hands of a Stranger Trailers

Cast

Dr. Gil Harding

Paul Lukather

Dina Paris

Joan Harvey

Vernon Paris (as James Stapleton)

James Noah

Holly

Irish McCalla

Skeet

Barry Gordon

Dr. Ross Compton

Ted Otis

Lt. Syms

Laurence Haddon

Eileen Hunter

Elaine Martone

Tony Wilder

George Sawaya

Sue

Sally Kellerman

George Britton

Michael Rye

Dr. Ken Fry

Michael Du Pont

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7.6

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