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The Hands of Orlac( 1924)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Conrad Veidt

      Paul Orlac

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      Alexandra Sorina

      Yvonne Orlac

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      Fritz Strassny

      Vater Orlac

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      Paul Askonas

      Diener

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      Carmen Cartellieri

      Regine

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      Hans Homma

      Dr. Serral

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      Fritz Kortner

      Nera

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 06 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) implores the doctors to do something, so eventually a pair of hands are grafted onto his arms. It doesn't take "Orlac" long to realise that these new hands have a life of their own, that their previous owner ("Vasseur") was a ruthless killer and that the hands rather enjoyed their previous work! Wh...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

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