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Original title: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
  • 19531953
  • K-8K-8
  • 1h 29min
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6.8/10
4K
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Hans Conried, Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, and Tommy Rettig in The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
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A young boy dreams that he is in an imaginary world where, assisted by his family's plumber, he must save other piano-playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his dictatorial piano tea... Read allA young boy dreams that he is in an imaginary world where, assisted by his family's plumber, he must save other piano-playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his dictatorial piano teacher who also mind-controls his mother.A young boy dreams that he is in an imaginary world where, assisted by his family's plumber, he must save other piano-playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his dictatorial piano teacher who also mind-controls his mother.

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  • Director
    • Roy Rowland
  • Writers
    • Dr. Seuss(screenplay)
    • Allan Scott(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Peter Lind Hayes
    • Mary Healy
    • Hans Conried
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  • Director
    • Roy Rowland
  • Writers
    • Dr. Seuss(screenplay)
    • Allan Scott(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Peter Lind Hayes
    • Mary Healy
    • Hans Conried
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    • 114User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Peter Lind Hayes
    Peter Lind Hayes
    • August Zabladowskias August Zabladowski
    Mary Healy
    Mary Healy
    • Heloise Collinsas Heloise Collins
    Hans Conried
    Hans Conried
    • Dr. Terwillikeras Dr. Terwilliker
    Tommy Rettig
    Tommy Rettig
    • Bartholomew Collinsas Bartholomew Collins
    Jack Heasley
    • Uncle Whitneyas Uncle Whitney
    • (as John Heasley)
    Robert Heasley
    • Uncle Judsonas Uncle Judson
    Noel Cravat
    • Sgt. Lunkas Sgt. Lunk
    George Chakiris
    George Chakiris
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (as George Kerris)
    Alan Aric
    • Elevator Operatoras Elevator Operator
    • (uncredited)
    Tony Butala
    • Playback vocalist for Tommy Rettigas Playback vocalist for Tommy Rettig
    • (uncredited)
    Kim Charney
    • Kim - Boy in Lineas Kim - Boy in Line
    • (uncredited)
    Luigi Faccuito
    • Dancer in Dungeon Balletas Dancer in Dungeon Ballet
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Kulky
    Henry Kulky
    • Stroogoas Stroogo
    • (uncredited)
    Diki Lerner
    • Dancer in Dungeon Balletas Dancer in Dungeon Ballet
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Wilson
    Harry Wilson
    • Guardas Guard
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    • Director
      • Roy Rowland
    • Writers
      • Dr. Seuss(screenplay) (story and conception)
      • Allan Scott(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    The bane of young Bart Collins' existence is the piano lessons he's forced to take under the tutelage of Dr. Terwilliker, the only person he detests because of his dictatorial nature. Bart feels that Dr. Terwilliker has undue influence on his widowed mother Heloise. Bart constantly daydreams of a place--the Terwilliker Institute--at which the evil madman is its overlord. The mad doctor's built a piano so immense that it needs 500 children to play it. —Huggo
    surrealismmusic teacherdream worldcigar smokingplaying piano64 more
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      • The new kind of entertainment that's got everything including the kitchen sink - and it's got 500 of those!
    • Genres
      • Family
      • Fantasy
      • Music
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • K-8
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      When Bart and Mr. Zadlabowski are taken to the dungeon via elevator, there is no reference to a third floor dungeon by the Elevator Operator. The third stanza of the Elevator Operator's song was cut due to increasingly horrific lyrics referring to household appliances. The complete deleted stanza went as follows: "Third floor dungeon, household appliances/Spiked beds, electric chairs/Gas chambers, roasting pots/And scalping devices." (The reference to "gas chambers" was probably regarded as in bad taste since the film was made so soon after World War II and the Holocaust.)
    • Goofs
      Various times through the movie, Heloise Collins's pink scarf alternates from her shoulder/arm, changing positions occasionally.
    • Quotes

      Elevator operator: [Dungeon elevator song] First floor dungeon/Assorted simple tortures/Molten lead, chopping blocks and hot boiling oil/Second floor dungeon/Jewelry department/Leg chains, ankle chains, neck chains, wrist chains, thumbscrews and nooses of the very finest rope/Basement dungeon/EVERYBODY OUT!

    • Connections
      Edited into TNT 100% Weird (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Dream Stuff
      Music by Friedrich Hollaender (as Frederick Hollander)

      Lyrics by Dr. Seuss

      Performed by Peter Lind Hayes Tommy Rettig (dubbed by Tony Butala)

    User reviews114

    Review
    Top review
    It will leave you feeling rather uncomfortable
    This movie is one of the most bizarre and random films I have ever seen. It combines a mind-boggling storyline (a kid dreams he's trapped in a castle ruled by his satanic piano teacher who is setting up a piano camp for 500 players), intriguing characters (the heroic, down-to-earth plumber, the helpless, beautiful, damsel/mother in distress, the all-American kid on the block, and the disturbing, foppish, freak of a villain, Dr. Terwilliker) weird costumes and sets, and the most outrageous songs ever conceived. Among my favorites are the "Doe-me-doe" dress up song, "The Dungeon Song," and "We are Victorious!" Any orchestra geek will get a kick out of the dungeon ballet. This is a terrific film to scare your friends or corrupt your children. I highly recommend it to anyone with an unbalanced imagination.

    Also recommended: The Brave Little Toaster, Time Bandits, Happily Ever After: a Snow White Tale, The Never Ending Story, Nightmare Before Christmas and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
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    • Jan 3, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 27, 1953 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Five-Thousand Fingers of Dr. T.
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Stanley Kramer Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,750,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 29min
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1
      • 1.37 : 1

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