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27/04/1973 Horror 1h 31m
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The hand that crawls, kills, and lives!

Overview

In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of the Fengriffen family. The young bride is victim of terrifying visions and apparitions, threatening her very sanity. A London psychiatrist comes to her help and uncovers the terrible secret that haunts the estate.

  1. Roy Ward Baker

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Stephanie Beacham

    Catherine Fengriffen

  2. Peter Cushing

    Dr. Pope

  3. Patrick Magee

    Dr. Whittle

  4. Herbert Lom

    Henry Fengriffen

  5. Ian Ogilvy

    Charles Fengriffen

  6. Geoffrey Whitehead

    Silas / Woodsman

  7. Guy Rolfe

    Maitland

  8. Rosalie Crutchley

    Mrs. Luke

  9. Gillian Lind

    Aunt Edith

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2020-03-27
**_Bad first half, good second half_**

Catherine (Stephanie Beacham) moves to the Fengriffen manor in rural England, 1795, to marry her fiancé Charles (Ian Ogilvy) where she’s immediately fascinated by a portrait of his dead father, Henry (Herbert Lom), as well as harassed by spectral images, including that of a severed hand. Does the loner woodsman (Geoffrey Whitehead) hold the key to why the estate is cursed? Peter Cushing dominates the second half as a doctor of the mind.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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