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The hands of Orlac, Orlacs hände, Transit Film GmbH ; Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung ; directed by Robert Wiene ; screenplay by Louis Nerz

Label
The hands of Orlac, Orlacs hände, Transit Film GmbH ; Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung ; directed by Robert Wiene ; screenplay by Louis Nerz
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
The hands of Orlac
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
192075554
Responsibility statement
Transit Film GmbH ; Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung ; directed by Robert Wiene ; screenplay by Louis Nerz
Runtime
110
Sub title
Orlacs hände
Summary
Charts the mental disintegration of a concert pianist 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 descent toward madness
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
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Classification
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