The Hands of Orlac

Name: The Hands of Orlac
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1924-09-24
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina, Fritz Strassny, Paul Askonas, Carmen Cartellieri

Orlacs Hände (1924)

Timing: 1:38 (98 min)

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Release date

1924-09-24

Country

Austria

Production

Pan-Film KG Wien

Genre

Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Budget

Revenue

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Director

Robert Wiene

Actors

Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina, Fritz Strassny, Paul Askonas, Carmen Cartellieri, Hans Homma, Fritz Kortner
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Producer

Operator

Hans Androschin

Composer

Paul Mercer

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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Maurice Renard.
In the USSR, the film was released in 1927 under the title 'Dance of Nerves' ('The Path of an Artist's Suffering').

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