Hands of a Stranger (1962)
Directed by Newt Arnold / Robert Wiene
Genres - Horror, Fantasy, Drama, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Natural Horror |
Release Date - Apr 22, 1962 (USA - Unknown), Apr 22, 1962 (USA) |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
In Hands of a Stranger, concert pianist James Stapleton loses his hands in a traffic accident. Doctor Paul Lukather grafts on a new pair of hands, which were "donated" by a murder victim. Distressed that his new extremities are radically different from his old ones, Stapleton suffers a severe emotional breakdown. He subsequently causes the deaths of several people, both directly and indirectly; the most chilling moment is the death of young Barry Gordon, the son of the now-blinded cab driver whom Stapleton holds responsible for his accident. This was an unofficial screen version (the fourth up through that time) of the novel Hands of Orlac; previous versions were made in 1924 (as Orlacs Hände), 1935 (as Mad Love) and 1960 (as Les Mains d'Orlac).
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hands, transplant, concert-pianist, craziness, murder, accident, body-parts, criminal, dismemberment, doctor/nurse, maniac, operation, rampage, severed, surgery, stranger, victim
