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The Hands of Orlac (1924)

Original title: orlac's hände
Production: France, Germany|92 min| black and white| mute
Dramatic, Thriller, Horror, Science fiction
Poster of movie The Hands of Orlac
a world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. when new hands are grafted on, he doesn't know they once belonged to a murderer.
The same story is the basis of the movies:

Direction

Robert WieneRobert Wiene: regista

Production and Screenplay

Ludwig Kerzt: sceneggiatore
Leon Uris: sceneggiatore

Interpreters and Characters

Paul Askonas(età:52)
(il domestico)
Fritz Strassny
(il padre di paul)
Fritz KortnerFritz Kortner(età:32)
(nera)
Conrad VeidtConrad Veidt(età:31)
(paul orlac)
Carmen CartellieriCarmen Cartellieri(età:33)
(regine)
Alexandra Sorina(età:25)
(yvonne orlac)

Technical staff

Henning Lohner: musiche
Günther Krampf: direttore della fotografia
Hans Androschin: direttore della fotografia
Pierre Oser: musiche
Hans Rouc: scenografo
Stefan Wessely: scenografo