The Hands of Orlac (1960 film)
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The Hands of Orlac (1960 film) is a British-French horror thriller about a pianist who, after receiving a hand transplant from an executed murderer, becomes tormented by the fear that he has inherited the killer’s violent impulses.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Hands of Orlac (1960 film) canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Hands of Orlac (1960 film) Context triple: [The Hands of Orlac, hasAdaptation, The Hands of Orlac (1960 film)]
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The Hands of Orlac (working title)
The Hands of Orlac (working title) is the original production title for the 1935 horror film "Mad Love," a classic of early psychological and body-horror cinema.
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The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac is a 1920 horror novel by Maurice Renard about a pianist who, after receiving a hand transplant from an executed murderer, becomes tormented by the fear that he has inherited the killer’s violent impulses.
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Chamber of Horrors (1966 film)
Chamber of Horrors (1966 film) is a 1960s American horror-thriller known for its gimmicky “Fear Flasher” and “Horror Horn” alerts and its story of a deranged killer seeking revenge.
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Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre is Werner Herzog’s 1979 atmospheric horror film that reimagines F.W. Murnau’s silent classic, starring Klaus Kinski as Count Dracula.
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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse is a 1933 German crime thriller film by Fritz Lang that blends expressionist style with early noir elements in a story of criminal conspiracy and psychological manipulation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hands of Orlac (1960 film) Target entity description: The Hands of Orlac (1960 film) is a British-French horror thriller about a pianist who, after receiving a hand transplant from an executed murderer, becomes tormented by the fear that he has inherited the killer’s violent impulses.
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A.
The Hands of Orlac (working title)
The Hands of Orlac (working title) is the original production title for the 1935 horror film "Mad Love," a classic of early psychological and body-horror cinema.
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B.
The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac is a 1920 horror novel by Maurice Renard about a pianist who, after receiving a hand transplant from an executed murderer, becomes tormented by the fear that he has inherited the killer’s violent impulses.
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C.
Chamber of Horrors (1966 film)
Chamber of Horrors (1966 film) is a 1960s American horror-thriller known for its gimmicky “Fear Flasher” and “Horror Horn” alerts and its story of a deranged killer seeking revenge.
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D.
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre is Werner Herzog’s 1979 atmospheric horror film that reimagines F.W. Murnau’s silent classic, starring Klaus Kinski as Count Dracula.
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E.
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse is a 1933 German crime thriller film by Fritz Lang that blends expressionist style with early noir elements in a story of criminal conspiracy and psychological manipulation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Hands of Orlac (novel) by Maurice Renard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hands of Orlac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Les Mains d’Orlac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Orlac’s Hands (1924 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Hands of Orlac (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Louise Orlac
NERFINISHED
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Nero NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Orlac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Desmond Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Claude Bolling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Edmond T. Gréville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | British Lion Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Georges Alépée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
hand transplant
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serial murder ⓘ |
| filmingLanguage | English ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Basil Sydney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Dany Carrel NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Wolfit NERFINISHED ⓘ Felix Aylmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mel Ferrer NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Bowles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
body horror
ⓘ
identity ⓘ psychological terror ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British horror cinema of the 1960s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A concert pianist receives transplanted hands from an executed murderer and fears he has inherited the killer’s violent impulses. ⓘ |
| producer | Raymond Eger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Raymond Eger Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 95 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Edmond T. Gréville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProduction | late 1950s ⓘ |
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