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The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)

 -  Horror  -  8 February 1947 (USA)
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Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where several murders have taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand.

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Complete credited cast:
Robert Alda ...
Conrad Ryler / Bruce Conrad
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Julie Holden
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Victor Francen ...
Francis Ingram
J. Carrol Naish ...
Police Commissario Ovidio Castanio
Charles Dingle ...
Mr. Arlington - Ingram's elder heir
John Alvin ...
Donald Arlington - younger heir
David Hoffman ...
Duprex - Ingram's atty.
Barbara Brown ...
Mrs. Miller - Gullible tourist
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Clara the Maid (as Patricia White)
William Edmunds ...
Antonio - Ingram's servant
Belle Mitchell ...
Giovanna the Cook
Ray Walker ...
Edward Miller - gullible tourist
Pedro de Cordoba ...
Horatio - sidewalk cafe waiter
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Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where several murders have taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>

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A Sensation of Screaming Suspense! See more »

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Horror

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8 February 1947 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

La bête aux cinq doigts  »

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(RCA Sound System)

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The piece of piano music played by Francis Ingram (Victor Francen) and later, his disembodied left hand, is the Bach Chaconne in D minor, as arranged to be played by the left hand alone by Johannes Brahms. It was selected by Max Steiner because the story required a piece of music that could be performed by a pianist with only his left hand, and Steiner, who was born in Vienna and whose family were friendly with Brahms, rather than composing his own original piece, immediately recognized its potential in underscoring such a grim tale. Legendary Hungarian-American pianist Ervin Nyíregyházi performed the music played by the severed hand. See more »

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"Chaconne in D minor BMW 1004"
Composed bt Johann Sebastian Bach
Arranged for the left hand by Johannes Brahms
Pianist Ervin Nyiregyhazi
("Played on the screen by Victor Francen)
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Wonderfully Suspenseful
7 September 2003 | by (NY, NY) – See all my reviews

This movie has you on the edge of your seat. Its atmospheric direction is brilliant.

The cast, too, is excellent: Andrea King, a damsel in distress but a little icy and with kind of an edge (and a hairstyle resembling a headdress0; Robert Alda as the wry romantic lead figure. And of course, Peter Lorre -- neurotic as ever (in roles he was cast in.)

It's scary and has superb music and gorgeous photography.

It does have two flaws: the illogical central conceit of a disembodied hand and the obvious casting of Lorre. Yes, he is excellent, but wouldn't it be nice to see him the hero occasionally, instead of the delusional, pathetic villain?


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