The Hands of Orlac

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Reuniting the star and director of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, THE HANDS OF ORLAC (Orlacs Hände) 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, The Man Who Laughs) 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. This Kino edition was mastered in HD from a 35mm print restored by the F.W. Murnau Foundation, supplemented with additional footage from the Raymond Rohauer Collection.
Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 3708318
Director ‏ : ‎ Robert Wiene
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Black & White, NTSC, Silent
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 50 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ February 19, 2008
Actors ‏ : ‎ Conrad Veidt
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Studio ‏ : ‎ Kino Lorber films
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00113ALKO
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1