The hands of Orlac Orlacs hände
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
New York, N.Y. : Kino International, [2008].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Kino International, [2008].
Language
English
UPC
738329057022
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
From the novel "Les mains d'Orlac" by Maurice Renard.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1924.
General Note
Film restored in 1995 by Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv, Berlin, the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, and the Deutsches Filminstitut, with the cooperation of Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Belgrad. Video restoration in 2008 by Bret Wood, Kino International Corp.
General Note
Special features: New HD transfer from a restored 35mm print; musical score by Paul Mercer; scene comparisons of domestic and international cuts of the film; excerpts of Maurice Renard's novel; essay by John Soister, author of the book "Conrad Veidt on screen"; trailer of "Mad love, " the 1935 remake starring Peter Lorre; image gallery.
Creation/Production Credits
Photographers, Hans Androschin, Günther Krampf ; music, Paul Mercer ; English translator, Jason Hodges.
Participants/Performers
Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina, Fritz Kortner.
Description
Charts the mental disintegration of a concert pianist 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 descent toward madness.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; NTSC.
Language
Silent film with musical score and English intertitles.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County Library - Adult Media | FOREIGN-GERMANY HANDS OF DVD5184 | FOREIGN: GERMANY | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Demoniac possession -- Drama.
Disfigured persons -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Foreign films -- Germany.
Hand -- Drama.
Horror films.
Motion pictures, German.
Murder -- Drama.
Pianists -- Drama.
Renard, Maurice, -- 1875-1939 -- Film adaptations.
Renard, Maurice, -- 1875-1939 -- Television adaptations.
Silent films.
Disfigured persons -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Foreign films -- Germany.
Hand -- Drama.
Horror films.
Motion pictures, German.
Murder -- Drama.
Pianists -- Drama.
Renard, Maurice, -- 1875-1939 -- Film adaptations.
Renard, Maurice, -- 1875-1939 -- Television adaptations.
Silent films.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wiene, R., Nerz, L., Veidt, C., Sorina, A., Kortner, F., Mercer, P., & Renard, M. (2008). The hands of Orlac: Orlacs hände . Kino International.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Robert. Wiene et al.. 2008. The Hands of Orlac: Orlacs Hände. Kino International.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Robert. Wiene et al.. The Hands of Orlac: Orlacs Hände Kino International, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wiene, Robert., et al. The Hands of Orlac: Orlacs Hände Kino International, 2008.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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