Seeing Hands (1943)

Directed by

Gunther von Fritsch

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

11 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

It shows a man who lost his sight as a teenager and works at a factory during World War II. He makes and inspects precision parts using his sense of touch.

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What happens

Seeing Hands is a 1943 American short film. It tells the story of Benjamin Charles Helwig, who was blinded in his late teens but became a valued employee at an American World War II manufacturing plant, machining and inspecting precision parts. Directed by Gunther von Fritsch, the film was nominated for an Academy Award at the 16th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (One-Reel). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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