The Hands of Orlac poster

Movie · 1924

The Hands of Orlac

Released 24 September 1924 98 min Horror / Thriller / Mystery More from 1924 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Fritz Strassny
as Vater Orlac
55
Paul Askonas
as Diener
51
Hans Homma
as Dr. Serral
50
Fritz Kortner
as Nera
32
Conrad Veidt
as Paul Orlac
31
Alexandra Sorina
as Yvonne Orlac
25
Carmen Cartellieri
as Regine
Unknown
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
30years between the oldest and youngest billed
55Fritz Strassny — oldest on the call sheet
25Alexandra Sorina — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast
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