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-In [[1920]], [[Maurice Renard]] wrote the [[classic]] ''Les Mains d'Orlac'' (Eng: ''The Hands of Orlac''), in which a [[virtuoso]] [[pianist]] receives the [[Hand_transplantation|transplanted hand]]s of a [[murderer]] and turns into a [[killer]] himself. The book was twice [[adapted]] to film before WWI. First by [[Robert Wiene]] as the ''[[Orlacs Hände]]'' in 1924, then as ''[[Mad Love (1935 film)|Mad Love]]'' in 1934 by [[Karl Freund]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007]+In [[1920]], [[Maurice Renard]] wrote the [[classic]] ''Les Mains d'Orlac'' (Eng: ''The Hands of Orlac''), in which a [[virtuoso]] [[pianist]] receives the [[Hand_transplantation|transplanted hand]]s of a [[murderer]] and turns into a [[killer]] himself. The book was twice [[adapted]] to film before WWI. First by [[Robert Wiene]] as the ''[[Orlacs Hände]]'' in 1924, then as ''[[Mad Love (1935 film)|Mad Love]]'' in 1934 by [[Karl Freund]].
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In 1920, Maurice Renard wrote the classic Les Mains d'Orlac (Eng: The Hands of Orlac), in which a virtuoso pianist receives the transplanted hands of a murderer and turns into a killer himself. The book was twice adapted to film before WWI. First by Robert Wiene as the Orlacs Hände in 1924, then as Mad Love in 1934 by Karl Freund.

French description

Les Mains d'Orlac est un roman fantastique de l'écrivain français Maurice Renard publié en 1921.

Le pianiste Stephen Orlac est victime d'un accident qui le prive de ses mains, le docteur Cerral lui greffe les mains d'un assassin venant de se faire guillotiner. Dès lors, Orlac se demande s'ils n'est pas un Mister Hyde ayant hérité de penchants criminels. Les crimes se multiplient autour d'Orlac. [1] [May 2007]

Film adaptations

Ce livre a fait l'objet: - de trois adaptations au cinéma :

À noter que l'écrivain Malcolm Lowry fait plusieurs fois référence au film Les Mains d'Orlac de 1935 dans son livre Sous le volcan.

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