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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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Locals in an Italian village believe that evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased recently-deceased pianist where several murders have taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand.
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''The Beast with Five Fingers'' is a 1946 mystery horror film directed by Robert Florey from a screenplay by Curt Siodmak, loosely based on a short story written by W. F. Harvey and first published in 1919 in ''The New Decameron''. The film stars Creator/RobertAlda, Creator/PeterLorre, Victor Francen, Andrea King, and J. Carrol Naish. The music score was composed by Max Steiner.
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''The Beast with Five Fingers'' is a 1946 mystery horror film directed by Robert Florey from a screenplay by Curt Siodmak, loosely based on adapted from a short story of the same name written by W. F. Harvey and first published in 1919 in ''The New Decameron''. The film stars Creator/RobertAlda, Creator/PeterLorre, Victor Francen, Andrea King, King and J. Carrol Naish. The music score was composed by Max Steiner.
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''The Beast with Five Fingers'' is a 1946 mystery horror film directed by Robert Florey from a screenplay by Curt Siodmak, loosely based on a short story written by W. F. Harvey and first published in 1919 in ''The New Decameron''. The film stars Creator/RobertAlda, Victor Francen, Andrea King, and Creator/PeterLorre. The film's score was composed by Max Steiner.
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''The Beast with Five Fingers'' is a 1946 mystery horror film directed by Robert Florey from a screenplay by Curt Siodmak, loosely based on a short story written by W. F. Harvey and first published in 1919 in ''The New Decameron''. The film stars Creator/RobertAlda, Creator/PeterLorre, Victor Francen, Andrea King, and Creator/PeterLorre. J. Carrol Naish. The film's music score was composed by Max Steiner.
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* ImpairmentShot: Just before Francis takes his fatal StaircaseTumble, his vision is shown blurring and swimming; meaning that he does not prealise how close to the top of the stairs he is.
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* ImpairmentShot: Just before Francis takes his fatal StaircaseTumble, his vision is shown blurring and swimming; meaning that he does not prealise realize how close to the top of the stairs he is.
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* InNameOnly: The film has little in common with W. F. Harvey's original story, save for the title and the notion of a murderous disembodied hand.
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''The Beast with Five Fingers'' is a 1946 mystery horror film directed by Robert Florey from a screenplay by Curt Siodmak, loosely based on a short story written by W. F. Harvey and first published in 1919 in ''The New Decameron''. The film stars Creator/RobertAlda, Victor Francen, Andrea King, and Creator/PeterLorre. The film's score was composed by Music/MaxSteiner.Max Steiner.
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''The Beast with Five Fingers'' is a 1946 mystery horror film directed by Robert Florey from a screenplay by Curt Siodmak, based on a short story written by W. F. Harvey and first published in 1919 in ''The New Decameron''. The film stars Robert Alda, Creator/RobertAlda, Victor Francen, Andrea King, and Creator/PeterLorre. The film's score was composed by Music/MaxSteiner.
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: The [[HelpingHands disembodied hand]] is seen by, and attacks [[spoiler:Hilary]], who tries desperately to convince others of this. However, at the end of the film, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Hilary]] was using to the severed hand to stage a ScoobyDooHoax, but his SanitySlippage caused him to believe that the hand was real and haunting him.
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: The [[HelpingHands disembodied hand]] is seen by, and attacks [[spoiler:Hilary]], who tries desperately to convince others of this. However, at the end of the film, it is revealed film suggests that [[spoiler:Hilary]] was using to the severed hand to stage a ScoobyDooHoax, but his SanitySlippage caused him to believe that the hand was real and haunting him.
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Evil Hand is when an evil body part tries to posses it's owner. It's not an evil severed hand.
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* EvilHand: The film revolves around a murderous hand that has detached itself from the corpse of a dead pianist and which attempts to kill the heirs to his will. Except the ending has some of the survivors suggest it was actually a plot by a greedy heir to kill off the others, only for that heir to end up killing himself after he went mad and began believing his own lie.
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Whether an actual disembodied had is killing the heirs of its former owner or whether [[spoiler:Hilary]] staged the whole thing only to believe his own lie is up to the viewer. The ending suggests the latter but it can go either way.
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Whether an actual disembodied had hand is killing the heirs of its former owner or whether [[spoiler:Hilary]] staged the whole thing only to believe his own lie is up to the viewer. The ending suggests the latter but it can go either way.
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* EvilHand: The film revolves around a murderous hand that has detached itself from the corpse of a dead pianist and which attempts to kill the heirs to his will. Except the ending has some of the survivors suggest it was actually a plot by a greedy heir to kill off the others, only for that heir to end up killing himself after he went mad and began believing his own lie.
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: The [[HelpingHands disembodied hand]] is seen by, and attacks, [[spoiler:Hilary]] attacks [[spoiler:Hilary]], who tries desperately to convince others of this. However, at the end of the film, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Hilary]] was using to the severed hand to stage a ScoobyDooHoax, but his SanitySlippage caused him to believe that the hand was real and haunting him.
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* ImpairmentShot: Just before Francis takes his fatal StaircaseTumble, his vision is shown blurring and swimming; meaning that he does not realise how close to the top of the stairs he is.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: A minor example occurs at the end of the film. The Commissario makes a joke that must be directed at the audience because a) he is alone at the time, and b) the joke only works if you cannot see what is happening below the level of the camera.
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* ScoobyDooHoax: At the end of the film, it appears that [[spoiler:Hilary]] has staged the supernatural events to cover up his crimes, but his slipping sanity has led to him believing his own lies. But their is enough doubt for the viewer to decide for themselves.
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* ScoobyDooHoax: At the end of the film, it appears that [[spoiler:Hilary]] has staged the supernatural events to cover up his crimes, but his slipping sanity has led to him believing his own lies. But their there is enough doubt for the viewer to decide for themselves.
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* PassedOverInheritance: Francis Ingram changes his will and disinherits his only living relatives--his brother-in-law and nephew--and leaves his entire estate to his nurse Julie.
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''The Beast with Five Fingers'' is a 1946 mystery horror film directed by Robert Florey from a screenplay by Curt Siodmak, based on a short story written by W. F. Harvey and first published in 1919 in ''The New Decameron''. The film stars Robert Alda, Victor Francen, Andrea King, and Creator/PeterLorre. The film's score was composed by Max Steiner.Music/MaxSteiner.
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* StaircaseTumble: Francis is killed when his wheelchair crashes down the stairs in his mansion.
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* ThroughTheEyesOffMadness: The [[HelpingHands disembodied hand]] is seen by, and attacks, [[spoiler:Hilary]] who tries desperately to convince others of this. However, at the end of the film, that [[spoiler:Hilary]] was using to the severed hand to stage a ScoobyDooHoax, but his SanitySlippage caused him to believe that the hand was real and haunting him.
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* ThroughTheEyesOffMadness: ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: The [[HelpingHands disembodied hand]] is seen by, and attacks, [[spoiler:Hilary]] who tries desperately to convince others of this. However, at the end of the film, that [[spoiler:Hilary]] was using to the severed hand to stage a ScoobyDooHoax, but his SanitySlippage caused him to believe that the hand was real and haunting him.
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''The Beast with Five Fingers'' is a 1946 mystery horror film directed by Robert Florey from a screenplay by Curt Siodmak, based on a short story written by W. F. Harvey and first published in 1919 in ''The New Decameron''. The film stars Robert Alda, Victor Francen, Andrea King, and Creator/PeterLorre. The film's score was composed by Max Steiner.
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.
!! Tropes in ''The Beast with Five Fingers'':
* HelpingHands: The film revolves around a murderous hand that has detached itself from the corpse of a dead pianist and which attempts to kill the heirs to his will. Except the ending has some of the survivors suggest it was actually a plot by a greedy heir to kill off the others, only for that heir to end up killing himself after he went mad and began believing his own lie.
* ImpaledPalm: Hilary nails the hand to a block of wood in the library.
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.
!! Tropes in ''The Beast with Five Fingers'':
* HelpingHands: The film revolves around a murderous hand that has detached itself from the corpse of a dead pianist and which attempts to kill the heirs to his will. Except the ending has some of the survivors suggest it was actually a plot by a greedy heir to kill off the others, only for that heir to end up killing himself after he went mad and began believing his own lie.
* ImpaledPalm: Hilary nails the hand to a block of wood in the library.
