Orlacs Hände (The Hands of Orlac) (1925)
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In this classic horror film, based on a novel by Maurice Renard and filmed by Robert Wiene (of Dr. Caligari fame), a world-famous pianist burns his hands in an airplane crash. A mysterious doctor offers to do a transplant and the pianist, his career on the verge of ruin, accepts. After a series of… More In this classic horror film, based on a novel by Maurice Renard and filmed by Robert Wiene (of Dr. Caligari fame), a world-famous pianist burns his hands in an airplane crash. A mysterious doctor offers to do a transplant and the pianist, his career on the verge of ruin, accepts. After a series of mysterious strangulations occur around him, the pianist beings to suspect the culprit might be his new pair of hands. His search for the donor is impeded as his new appendages slowly drive him insane. This film has been remade countless times, the most successful being the 1954 Mad Love version with Peter Lorre in the lead. ~ Brian Whitener, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Wiene
- Genres
- Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Sep 24, 1924 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 19, 2008
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Classic of German Expressionism
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Mark R. Leeper, rec.arts.movies.reviews
This original version runs a little slowly by modern standards, but it has one of the great performances by the under-appreciated Conrad Veidt.
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Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine
Like his more famous The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Robert Wiene's The Hands of Orlac is ponderous but indelible.
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