Is The Hands of Orlac scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Hands of Orlac end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hands of Orlac sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hands of Orlac easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hands of Orlac violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Hands of Orlac

Name: The Hands of Orlac
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1924
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina, Fritz Strassny, Paul Askonas, Carmen Cartellieri

Directed by Robert Wiene

Produced by Pan-Film KG Wien

192498 min6.9 / 10

A German Expressionist psychological horror about identity and bodily violation, where a pianist's grafted murderer's hands become a source of existential dread and paranoid terror.

A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.

Clusters

Paranoid Reality Breakdown Conspiracy Thrillers Injury And Mental Breakdown Supernatural Horror Films Roads and Railways

Genres

Horror Thriller Mystery

Keywords

Murder Pianist Transplant Silent Film Torment Train Wreck Psychological Terror German Expressionism

Questions people ask

Is The Hands of Orlac scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.
Does The Hands of Orlac end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Hands of Orlac sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Hands of Orlac easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Hands of Orlac violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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