The Hands of Orlac
1924
· Movie
· 98 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Every rating
68–79
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is AlloCiné on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 79.
See the most agreed on films →A brilliant concert pianist loses his hands in a terrible accident. They are replaced in a groundbreaking surgery with the hands of a recently executed murderer. Horrified by this fact, he becomes convinced that the hands have a life of their own, compelling him to commit acts of violence, and he descends into madness.
Details
- Director
- Robert Wiene
- Writer
- Louis Nerz
- Studio
- Pan-Film KG Wien
- Released
- 24 September 1924
- Country
- Austria
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rated
- NR
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