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Famous classical pianist who is the focus of Maurice Renard's 1920 horror novel ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mains_d%27Orlac Les Mains d'Orlac]'' (''The Hands of Orlac''). After Orlac loses his hands in a railway accident, he gets transplants from an executed killer. After some mysterious events he begins to fear the hands are making him a killer as well. | Famous classical pianist who is the focus of Maurice Renard's 1920 horror novel ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mains_d%27Orlac Les Mains d'Orlac]'' (''The Hands of Orlac''). After Orlac loses his hands in a railway accident, he gets transplants from an executed killer. After some mysterious events he begins to fear the hands are making him a killer as well. | ||
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The novel has been adapted into film several times: | The novel has been adapted into film several times: | ||
*''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hands_of_Orlac_(1924_film) Orlacs Hände]'' (1924), aka ''The Hands of Orlac'', a German film which renames him Paul Orlac (Conrad Veidt) | *''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hands_of_Orlac_(1924_film) Orlacs Hände]'' (1924), aka ''The Hands of Orlac'', a German film which renames him Paul Orlac (Conrad Veidt) | ||
Revision as of 21:52, 5 March 2023
Famous classical pianist who is the focus of Maurice Renard's 1920 horror novel Les Mains d'Orlac (The Hands of Orlac). After Orlac loses his hands in a railway accident, he gets transplants from an executed killer. After some mysterious events he begins to fear the hands are making him a killer as well.
The novel has been adapted into film several times:
- Orlacs Hände (1924), aka The Hands of Orlac, a German film which renames him Paul Orlac (Conrad Veidt)
- Mad Love (1935), played by Colin Clive
- The Hands of Orlac (1960), played by Mel Ferrer.
- Hands of a Stranger (1962), which renames him Vernon Paris (James Stapleton) and is a looser adaptation
