The Hand | |
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Directed by | Oliver Stone |
Written by | Oliver Stone |
Produced by | Edward R. Pressman |
Starring | Michael Caine Andrea Marcovicci |
Cinematography | King Baggot |
Edited by | Richard Marks |
Music by | James Horner |
Production company | Orion Pictures |
Distributed by | Orion Pictures (through Warner Bros.) |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | CAD 6,500,000 |
Box office | $2.4 million (United States)[1] |
The Hand is a 1981 American psychological horror film written and directed by Oliver Stone, based on the novel The Lizard's Tail by Marc Brandel. The film stars Michael Caine and Andrea Marcovicci. Caine plays Jon Lansdale, a comic book artist who loses his hand, which in turn takes on a murderous life of its own. The original film score is by James Horner, in one of his earliest projects. Warner Bros. released the movie on DVD on September 25, 2007.[2][3]