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The Hand

The Hand

It lives. It crawls. And suddenly, it kills.

19815.91h 44m

Overview

Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him.

Directed by Oliver Stone
Written by Oliver Stone, Marc Brandel
Produced by Edward R. Pressman
Box OfficeBudget: $6.5MRevenue: $567K

Top Cast

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Jonathan Lansdale

Andrea Marcovicci

Andrea Marcovicci

Anne Lansdale

Annie McEnroe

Annie McEnroe

Stella Roche

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Brian Ferguson

Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Psychologist

Rosemary Murphy

Rosemary Murphy

Karen Wagner

M

Mara Hobel

Lizzie Lansdale

Pat Corley

Pat Corley

Sheriff

Nicholas Hormann

Nicholas Hormann

Bill Richamn

E

Edward Marshall

Doctor (as Ed Marshall)

Themes & Keywords

murdersevered handcrawling handcomic book artistpsychological suspense thriller

About The Hand

The Hand is a horror, thriller film released in 1981 exploring themes of murder, severed hand, crawling hand, comic book artist, psychological suspense thriller. Directed by Oliver Stone, it stars Michael Caine, Andrea Marcovicci, Annie McEnroe. Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him.

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