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Les Mains d'Orlac (English: The Hands of Orlac) is a French science fiction novel written by Maurice Renard. The plot involves a celebrated pianist who loses his hands in a track crash and has them surgically replaced with those of an executed murderer.
- Maurice Renard
- 1920
They reteamed four years later for The Hands of Orlac, another masterpiece of the silent era. It’s based on a novel by Maurice Renard, which has subsequently been adapted for the screen a further three times while providing the inspiration for aspects of other big-screen works.
- Robert Wiene
- PG
Oct 26, 2015 · The Hands of Orlac incorporates horrific elements, but the film is better classified as a psychological thriller with some science fiction elements (hand transplant) thrown in. As Orlac’s sanity disintegrates, we’re left to speculate if he’s truly capable of carrying on Vasseur’s murderous legacy.
Aug 26, 2011 · The acclaimed concert pianist Paul Orlac is caught in a train crash but survives. His wife Yvonne begs the surgeon Dr Serral to save Orlac’s hands above all else. Unknown to them, Serral transplants the hands taken from the executed murderer Vasseur.
The Hands of Orlac (German: Orlacs Hände) is a 1924 Austrian silent film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina and Fritz Kortner. It is based on the novel Les Mains d'Orlac by Maurice Renard .
The story follows noted concert pianist Paul Orlac (Veidt), who is involved in a train crash that robs him of his hands. Thanks to ground-breaking surgery, Orlac receives a new pair of hands but discovers they once belong to an executed killer.
Historical background: The Hands of Orlac is based on the novel Les Mains d’Orlac which is a French fantasy/horror novel written by Maurice Renard. Les Mains d’Orlac was first published in 1920.
