The hands of Orlac / Kino International ; Transit Film ; Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung ; Direction: Robert Wiene ; adapted by Louis Nerz from the novel by Maurice Renard.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | [United States] : Kino, 2008. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Wiene, Robert director. |
| Other author/creator | Veidt, Conrad, 1893-1943 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Sorina, Alexandra, 1899-1973, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Kortner, Fritz, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Nerz, Louis, adapter. |
| Other author/creator | Renard, Maurice, bibliographic antecedent. |
| Other author/creator | Mercer, Paul musician. |
| Other author/creator | Kino International Corporation. |
| Other author/creator | Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung. |
| Other author/creator | Transit Film. |
| Incomplete content | Special features : Scene comparison -- About the restoration -- Film notes by John T. Soister -- Gallery of images -- "Mad Love" trailer. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| 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. |
| Credits | Photography : Günther Krampf, Hans Androschin ; music composed and arranged by Paul Mercer ; English translation by Jason Hodges. |
| Performer | Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina, Fritz Kortner. |
| Audience | Rating: Not rated. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | Silent film with musical score and English intertitles. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1995.9.H6 H238 2008 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |