Two Eyes, Twelve Hands


2h 40m 1958

Brief Synopsis

A prison guard, entrusted with the watching of six murderers, gets permission to take them out for daily work recultivating the fields of an old farm. As a result, this exercise teaches the criminals lessons about "goodness."

Film Details

Also Known As
Do Ankhen Barah Haath, Two Eyes, Twelve Hands
Genre
Drama
Prison
Release Date
1958

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 40m
Sound
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Color
Black and White

Synopsis

A prison guard, entrusted with the watching of six murderers, gets permission to take them out for daily work recultivating the fields of an old farm. As a result, this exercise teaches the criminals lessons about "goodness."

Film Details

Also Known As
Do Ankhen Barah Haath, Two Eyes, Twelve Hands
Genre
Drama
Prison
Release Date
1958

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 40m
Sound
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Color
Black and White

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Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Samuel Goldwyn Award at the 1958 Golden Globes.

Winner of the Silver Bear Prize at the 1958 Berlin Film Festival.

Released in United States 1958

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States August 26, 1958

Released in United States November 1958

Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 30 - September 2, 1996.

Shown at the San Francisco International Film Festival November, 1958.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Special Program - Remapping of Asian Auteur Cinema 2) October 12-20, 2006.

Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Special Program - Remapping of Asian Auteur Cinema 2) October 12-20, 2006.)

Released in United States August 26, 1958 (Shown at the Berlin Film Festival August 26, 1958.)

Released in United States October 2006

Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 30 - September 2, 1996.)

Released in United States November 1958 (Shown at the San Francisco International Film Festival November, 1958.)

Shown at the Berlin Film Festival August 26, 1958.

Released in United States 1958