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The Hands of Orlac (1924)

6.8/10 1h 38m Sep 24, 1924
Horror Thriller Mystery

A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.

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Movie Details

Original Title Orlacs Hände
Original Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 0.7

Cast

Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt
Paul Orlac
Popularity: 0.5
Alexandra Sorina
Alexandra Sorina
Yvonne Orlac
Popularity: 0.4
Fritz Strassny
Fritz Strassny
Vater Orlac
Popularity: 0.2
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Paul Askonas
Diener
Popularity: 0.2
Carmen Cartellieri
Carmen Cartellieri
Regine
Popularity: 0.1
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Hans Homma
Dr. Serral
Popularity: 0.4
Fritz Kortner
Fritz Kortner
Nera
Popularity: 0.7

Key Crew

Director Robert Wiene
Screenplay Louis Nerz

Production

Pan-Film KG Wien

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Keywords

murder pianist transplant silent film torment train wreck psychological terror german expressionism

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 6, 2022

This is a great amalgam of genres that shows off Conrad Veidt's skills to a tee. He portrays a classical pianist ("Orlac"), renowned throughout the world until he is involved in an horrific train crash and only just survives. His hands, however, do not. His distraught wife "Yvonne" (Alexandra Sorina ... Read more

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Details
Release Date September 24, 1924
Runtime 1h 38m
Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 0.7
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