Hands of Perón Hands of Perón The cutting of the Hands of Perón refers to a 1987 incident where the tomb of Juan Perón, former President of Argentina, was broken into and his hands dismembered and removed by persons unknown. Perón died in July 1974. His casket remained in the "Quinta de Olivos" presidential residence until the March 1976 coup. The coffin was then placed in the Perón family tomb in Chacarita Cemetery, located in the Chacarita ward of the city of Buenos Aires. In July 1987, 13 years after his death, the Peronist Justicialist Party received an anonymous letter claiming Perón's hands
The Hands of Orlac (1924 film) The Hands of Orlac (1924 film) The Hands of Orlac (German: Orlacs Hände) is a 1924 Austrian silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina and Fritz Kortner. The film's plot is based on the story "Les Mains d'Orlac" by Maurice Renard. Wiene had made his name as a director of Expressionist films such as "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and in "The Hands of Orlac" combined expressionist motifs with more naturalistic visuals. The film has been remade twice. Concert pianist Paul Orlac (Conrad Veidt) loses his hands in a horrible railway accident. His wife