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The Beast with Five Fingers

1947 · 88 min

A creaky, atmospheric chiller that crawls under your skin with gothic menace and a sly, unhinged performance.

Directed by
Robert Florey
Genres
Mystery, Horror
Starring
Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre
Tagline
Your flesh will creep…at the hand that crawls!
Overview
Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where murder has taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand.

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Directed by
Robert Florey
Genres
Mystery, Horror
Starring
Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • obsession
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
mystery, horror
Directed by
Robert Florey
Written by
Curt Siodmak
Starring
Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, J. Carrol Naish, Charles Dingle, John Alvin, David Hoffman
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Wesley Anderson
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, English

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