The Hands of Orlac (1924)

Original title

Orlacs Hände

Directed by

Robert Wiene

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, horror film, silent film, science fiction film

Country

Germany, Austria

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 112 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A famous pianist loses his hands in a train accident. Surgeons graft the hands of a recently executed murderer onto him. He begins to fear that the hands are carrying out violent acts on their own.

creepyvisually lushmelancholicunsettlingslow-burndarkdreamliketensepsychological

What happens

The Hands of Orlac (German: Orlac's Hände) is a 1924 Austrian silent film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina and Fritz Kortner. It is based on the novel Les Mains d'Orlac by Maurice Renard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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