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Released
1965 · FILM

The Hand

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
18 min
Language
CS
AnimationHorror
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

A small, contented potter is approached by a massive hand that asks him to sculpt its likeness. The potter declines, preferring to remain undisturbed with his only companion, a potted plant. As the hand's request evolves into offers of reward, pressure, and intimidation, the potter grows increasingly determined to break free from its grasp, ultimately resulting in a tragic outcome.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 4

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Hana WalachovaShot by Jiri SafarScored by Vaclav Trojan

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