A Police Inspector follows the trail and circumstances of the murder of a one-handed man back to a prisoner-of-war camp in Burma in 1946.
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| Derek Bond | ... | Roberts / Roger Crawshaw | |
| Ronald Leigh-Hunt | ... | Inspector Munyard | |
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Reed De Rouen | ... | Michael Brodie |
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Ray Cooney | ... | Sergeant David Pollitt |
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Reginald Hearne | ... | Noel Brodie |
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Tony Hilton | ... | Police Sergeant Foster |
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Bryan Coleman | ... | George Adams |
| Harold Scott | ... | Charlie Taplow | |
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Gwenda Ewen | ... | Nurse Johns |
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Michael Moore | ... | Dr. Metcalfe |
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Ronald Wilson | ... | Doctor |
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Garard Green | ... | Simon Crawshaw |
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Jean Dallas | ... | Nurse Geiber |
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David Blake Kelly | ... | Marshall |
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A Police Inspector follows the trail and circumstances of the murder of a one-handed man back to a prisoner-of-war camp in Burma in 1946.
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psychotronic film | torture | prisoner of war | police | hand cut off |Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
October 1960 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Die Hand - Sadisten und Verräter See more »Filming Locations:
Walton Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UKCompany Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1
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Though World War II ended in 1945, the opening caption of The Hand reads "Burma 1946" as British troops fight the Japanese. See more »Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: BURMA 1946 See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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"The Hand" begins with a prologue in which three British soldiers were captured by the Japanese during WWII. They are being interogated and when the first two refuse to talk, the Japanese officer cuts off their hands.
The story then jumps to 1960. An old drunk is found in bad shape--his hand having just been amputated. The police are shocked when in the midst of the investigation, the man is killed! And, soon other folks bgin dying as they follow the trail.
This sounds like a very exciting film with all the amputations, but somehow the film misses the mark. Much of it is the rather pedestrian direction as well as the cheap feel to the movie. All I know is that is should have been much more exciting...and the ending less trite and downright stupid.