Among the most notable versions are 1935s mad love, the hands of orlac 1960, and the hands of a stranger 1962. The hands of orlac was adapted into film twice more, and a 1980s horror flick starring michael caine, the hand, which scared the bejeezus out of me when i was a lad staying up too late watching hbo, also seems clearly inspired by it. Its place in the timeline is film 1924, the year robert wiene first made the novel into a film. Orlac 1924 this infamous austrian horror production stars conrad veidt as a concert pianist who loses his hands in a train accident, only to have them replaced by the transplanted hands of a criminal. Orlacs hande is a 1924 austrian silent horror film directed by robert wiene and starring conrad veidt, alexandra sorina and fritz kortner. When a murderers hands are transplanted onto him, he has an overwhelming urge to kill. Murnau stiftung, with additional footage from the raymond rohauer collection, now held by the cohen media group. Throughout most of this nearly 2hourlength film, an eerie modern orchestral score contributes to. When orlac s father is murdered by the dead mans hands, orlac begins a steady descent toward madness. Alexandra sorina yvonne orlac as sorina alexandra sorina yvonne orlac as sorina hans homma dr. The films plot is based on the book les mains dorlac 1920 written by maurice renard.
Mel ferrer, christopher lee les mains dorlac 1960 eng. Hands of orlac 1924 the hands of orlac 1924 conrad veidt in the hands. Famed concert pianist stephen orlac mel ferrer survives a plane crash, but his hands are permanently destroyed. Its that often told story of a musician who loses his hands and gets a new set transplanted from a murderer. This page is about maurice renards novel les mains d orlac the hands of orlac 1920 and the films it spawned.
Ferrer actually does a pretty good job in this rather complex role of someone being torn apart not by the fact that he kills but rather by the thought. The oftfilmed maurice renard novel hands of orlac was given another cinematic goround in this francobritish production. When the hands of orlac was released in germany, it proved to be an artistic and box office success. Dany carrel, lucile saintsimon, christopher lee, mel ferrer. Nevertheless, the original version of the hands of orlac is still the most compelling version of the tale, even if the premise of the film requires. The hands of orlac may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities. Due to his sanityslippage, orlac cannot be certain that he didnt do it. Giphy is how you search, share, discover, and create gifs. Les mains dorlac is an austrian silent film of 1924. Twobit magician nero christopher lee decides to exploit orlac s fears for his own financial gain, with horrifying results. The hands of orlac guardare film con sottotitoli in italiano gratuitamente.
The film was first shown in the united states in 1928, where its promotion and distribution were undertaken by the aywon film corporation. In late february a film premiered in berlin that was instantly recognized as something new in cinema. One of the numerous film versions of the compelling story of the hands of orlac, a pianist who has a murderers hands grafted on to his after an accident. Unfortunately, the hands belonged to a murderer, and he finds the hands starting to take over his life and commit crimes. Selected bluray and dvd options for the hands of orlac. Les mains dorlacthe hands of orlac 1920 maurice renard.
The hands of orlac 1960 a pianist mel ferrer thinks surgery his fiancee lucile saintsimon arranged has left him with the hands of an executed strangler. Based on the novel les mains d orlac by maurice renard. Les mains d orlac is an austrian silent film of 1924. Caligari 1920, director robert wiene followed with the poorly received, utterly forgettable genuine 1920. The hands of orlac 1st september 2018 cinema minneapolis 95 mins 1. The hands of orlac 1924 after losing his hands in an accident, a worldfamous pianist receives transplanted hands that once belonged to a murderer. Both films starred the great conrad veidt, long before he became indelibly etched in the publics imagination as the manipulative nazi major. Hands of orlac is a deliciously twisted thriller that blends grand guignol thrills with the visual and performance styles of german expressionism. The hands of orlac is a film directed by robert wiene with conrad veidt, alexandra sorina, fritz kortner, carmen cartellieri, year. This dvd edition, which is the first quality dvd produced of the hands of orlac 1924, has been transferred in highdefinition and mastered in standard definition from the 1996 35mm restoration print of transit films f. 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. Orlacs hande the hands of orlac 1924 rotten tomatoes. In the hands of orlac, it is the latter with orlac returning to sanity when he finds out about neras plan and the fact that vasseur himself had been framed as a murderer. Orlac finds his father stabbed to death with a distinctive knife he had in his possession earlier.
The hands of orlac aka hands of the strangler is a 1960 britishfrench horror film directed by edmond t. This movie is the american film debut of acting great peter lorre, and unfortunately the last film directed by karl freund the golem. The hands of orlac 1924 film history, love film, conrad. Based on a novel by medicalhorror novelist maurice renard, the hands of orlac 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. The hands of orlac is an interesting synthesis of expressionism and a more naturalist aesthetic, moving away from the extreme abstraction of the cabinet of dr.
The hands of orlac 1960 dany carrel in the hands of orlac 1960 the hands of orlac. Helpful surgeon volcheff donald wolfit grafts a pair of new hands on the hapless orlac. Originally filmed in 1959, hands of orlac was finally released in the us in 1964. Caligari, robert wienes the hands of orlac is ponderous but indelible. The title is familiar to all, but throughout the sixty years since its publication in french, it has never been translated into english. The hands of orlac is a silent film i watched a copy scored with a cool, scrabblywiry modern classical music accompaniment by paul mercer that strips most of the extraneous material from the book no infrared gang, no spiritualism. Wiene spent the early 20s trying to repeat his surprise success with the cabinet of dr caligari. Hands of orlac 1960 original vintage movie film poster. No animals were harmed simultaneously shot in english and french with stars. Steven orlac ferrer, a concert pianist, has a new pair of hands grafted on after a horrific plane crash, but they turn out to be the hands of a executed strangler and things start to go wrong when a con man lee tries to blackmail orlac with disastrous consequences. Serral as homma alexandra sorina yvonne orlac as sorina alexandra sorina yvonne orlac. The french version had the title les mains d orlac, the english version the hands of orlac. The hands of orlac 1924 robert wiene orlacs hande hd 1080p.
Orlac conrad veidt is a famous pianist whose hands the tools of his trade and his wife ivanas alexandra sorina favorite part of his bodyare mangled in a horrific train wreck. As the story goes, a concert pianist conrad veidt has his hands damaged during a train wreck but doctors do a transplant and accidentally give him the. This is a remake of the 1924 austrian film the hands of orlac. Whether or not the evil hand is real or merely a figment of the protagonists imagination depends on the film. This was the first film version i know of, but it was subsequently remade many, many times. Les mains d orlac the hands of orlac 1920 maurice renard. Produced in vienna, the hotbed of psychoanalysis, the hands of orlac is writhing with. A pianist has a transplant operation that gives him a new pair of hands. Interestingly, film theorist thomas elseasser in his book weimar cinema and after highly recommended for weimar film buffs suggested that the hands of orlac depicts castration panic yikes.
The hands of orlac 1924 robert wiene senses of cinema. Vasseur has been dead for years but his hands are alive. The sets were constructed by the film architects and set builders hans rouc, karl exner and stefan wessely. A worldfamous pianist loses both hands in an accident. I think the symbolic point being made is how the body is often in revolt against the will.
This deliciously grisly premise sums up director robert wienes 1924 austrian horror film starring conrad veidt wienes cesare in the cabinet of dr caligari. Before long, orlac is convinced that he himself has become a killer thanks to his new extremeties. Hands of orlac, the 1924 out of 4 this german version of the famous story is certainly a lot better than the boring 1961 version with christopher lee and is also a step up from the more famous 1935 film mad love with peter lorre. The fingerprints of his new hands are all over the crime scene, and the note that lured the old family retainer away is written in orlac s new handwriting. Caligari to a more subdued and realistic approach but retaining the same nightmarish atmosphere in this performance based horrorthriller. Based on the book les mains dorlac by maurice renard, the film shows a great deal of tension and mystery. Among lovers of fantasy, maurice renards the hands of orlac has acquired the mystique of a legend. Selected disc options for the hands of orlac no discs were found for this film. As the story goes, a concert pianist conrad veidt has his hands damaged during a train wreck but doctors do a transplant and accidentally give him the hands of a killer.
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