The Hands of Orlac (1924)
Orlacs Hände
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.
- Date of release
- 1924-09-24
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (120)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller, Mystery
- Director
- Robert Wiene
Casting
- Conrad Veidt — Paul Orlac
- Alexandra Sorina — Yvonne Orlac
- Fritz Strassny — Vater Orlac
- Paul Askonas — Diener
- Carmen Cartellieri — Regine
- Hans Homma — Dr. Serral
- Fritz Kortner — Nera
Interesting facts
- Based on: Les Mains d'Orlac
The Hands of Orlac 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.
Production
The Hands of Orlac was based on Maurice Renard's novel Les Mains d'Orlac which had been translated into German by Norbert Jacques in 1922.
The Hands of Orlac was produced by the Austrian Pan-Film company in association with the German distribution company Berolina Film and shot at the studios of Listo Film in Vienna. The sets were constructed by the film architects and set builders Stefan Wessely, Hans Rouc, and Karl Exner.
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