The read
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
50 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert FloreyDirector
- Curt SiodmakScreenplay
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert AldaBruce Conrad [Conrad Ryler in on-screen end credits]
- Andrea KingJulie Holden
- Peter LorreHilary Cummins
- Victor FrancenFrancis Ingram
- J. Carrol NaishPolice Commissario Ovidio Castanio
- Charles DingleRaymond Arlington
- John AlvinDonald Arlington
- David HoffmanIngram's Attorney Duprex
- Barbara BrownMrs. Miller
- Patricia BarryClara the Maid
- William EdmundsIngram's Servant Antonio
- Belle MitchellGiovanna the Cook
Stills
Themes
murderpianistold househandplaying pianosevered handcrawling hand