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The Hands of Orlac
1924
Directed by Robert Wiene
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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.
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- Director
- Robert Wiene
- Written by
- Maurice Renard, Louis Nerz
- Cinematographers
- Günther Krampf, Hans Androschin
- Studio
- Pan-Film KG Wien
- Origin country
- Austria
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Language
- German
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB
- 6.9/10 (117 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 91% Fresh
- IMDb
- 7.0/10 (3,484 votes)
Released September 24, 1924·Orlacs Hände
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