Hands Of Orlac, The

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Synopsis: Reuniting the star and director of The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari, The Hands Of Orlac (Orlacs Hande) is a deliciously twisted thriller that blends grand guignol thrills with the visual and performance styles of German Expressionism. Based on a novel by medical horror novelist Maurice Renard, it charts the mental disintegration of a concert pianist (Conrad Veidt) whose hands are amputated after a train crash, and replaced with the hands of an executed murderer. When Orlac's father is murdered by the dead man's hands, Orlac begins a steady descent toward madness. Produced in Vienna, the hotbed of psychoanalysis, The Hands Of Orlac is writhing with sexual innuendo and Freudian imagery.

Directed By:	Robert Wiene	Genre:	Classic / Foreign / Horror
Cast:	Fritz Kortner, Alexandra Sorina, Conrad Veidt	Year of Production:	1924

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Hands of Orlac, The (DVD, NR)

Region: 1
Released: Feb-19-2008
Run Time: 110 minutes

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