Director(s)Robert Wiene
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The Hands of Orlac (1924) was a Crime - Horror Film directed by Robert Wiene .

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The Hands of Orlac (aka: Orlac's H?nde)

By Barry P. on Oct 26, 2015 From Cinematic Catharsis

(1924) Directed by: Robert Wiene; Written by Louis Nerz; Based on the novel Les Mains d’Orlac by Maurice Renard; Starring: Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina, Fritz Kortner, and Carmen Cartellieri; Available on DVD Rating: *** “I feel like it comes from you, along the arms,... Read full article


Watch It: The Hands of Orlac (1925) (1)

By Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jan 31, 2013 From Pretty Clever Films

The Hands of Orlac, or Orlacs H?nde, is a late expressionist silent film produced by Robert Wiene (of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari fame). This is a weird one, people. A pianist loses his hands and gets a pretty amazing hand transplant. But they’re the hands of a killer! Does Orlac control his o... Read full article


Watch It: The Hands of Orlac (1925) (2)

By Brandy Dean on Jan 31, 2013 From Pretty Clever Films

The Hands of Orlac, or Orlacs H?nde, is a late expressionist silent film produced by Robert Wiene (of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari fame). This is a weird one, people. A pianist loses his hands and gets a pretty amazing hand transplant. But they’re the hands of a killer! Does Orlac control his o... Read full article


Review: The Hands of Orlac (1)

By Pretty Clever Film Gal on Oct 25, 2012 From Pretty Clever Films

If you like silent movies, you gotta admire those Germans. And if you’re a fan of the horror genre, you’ve got to raise a toast to those Germans. That style of movie-making known as “German Expressionism,” with it’s peculiar tension between clinical reality and feverish... Read full article


Review: The Hands of Orlac (2)

By Pretty Clever Film Gal on Oct 25, 2012 From Pretty Clever Films

If you like silent movies, you gotta admire those Germans. And if you’re a fan of the horror genre, you’ve got to raise a toast to those Germans. That style of movie-making known as “German Expressionism,” with it’s peculiar tension between clinical reality and feverish... Read full article


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