Hands of a Stranger

Year: 1962

Runtime: 85 mins

Language: English

Director: Newt Arnold

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After a car accident robs a celebrated concert pianist of his hands, a pioneering surgeon transplants a pair of donor hands onto him. The experimental procedure restores his ability to play, but the new hands seem to possess a will of their own, driving him toward madness and violent impulses.

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