The Devil's Hand
mild horror, violence, sex references, drug references
Director(s)Maurice Tourneur
Production year1943
Genre(s)Horror
Approx. running minutes81m
CastPierre Fresnay, Josseline Gael, Noel Roquevert
The Devil's Hand
mild horror, violence, sex references, drug references
A man who purchases a magically severed hand must fight for his soul when the devil comes to collect, in this French fan ...
A man who purchases a magically severed hand must fight for his soul when the devil comes to collect, in this French fantasy horror film from 1943.
violence
A possessed man, driven to frantic behaviour, briefly grabs his wife. She tells another man that her husband threatened to strangle her. There are also flashback scenes to a sword fight and some brief boxing violence. A beheading is depicted in silhouette.
threat and horror
A talisman in the form of a severed hand moves of its own accord. There are scenes in which people become frightened by the man who possesses the talisman. When the owner becomes free of the hand, he loses his own hand too.
sex
There are verbal references to 'making love' and to a woman feeling self conscious after posing nude for a painting.
drugs
A verbal reference is made to heroin dealing.
additional issues
The film features very mild bad language ('God'). Characters are shown smoking.
There are brief visuals of an artistic depiction of a woman's nude body.
mild horror, violence, sex references, drug references
Classified Date:
16/03/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Eureka Entertainment Ltd
violence
A possessed man, driven to frantic behaviour, briefly grabs his wife. She tells another man that her husband threatened to strangle her. There are also flashback scenes to a sword fight and some brief boxing violence. A beheading is depicted in silhouette.
threat and horror
A talisman in the form of a severed hand moves of its own accord. There are scenes in which people become frightened by the man who possesses the talisman. When the owner becomes free of the hand, he loses his own hand too.
sex
There are verbal references to 'making love' and to a woman feeling self conscious after posing nude for a painting.
drugs
A verbal reference is made to heroin dealing.
additional issues
The film features very mild bad language ('God'). Characters are shown smoking.
There are brief visuals of an artistic depiction of a woman's nude body.
Classified date16/03/2026
LanguageFrench
violence
A possessed man, driven to frantic behaviour, briefly grabs his wife. She tells another man that her husband threatened to strangle her. There are also flashback scenes to a sword fight and some brief boxing violence. A beheading is depicted in silhouette.
threat and horror
A talisman in the form of a severed hand moves of its own accord. There are scenes in which people become frightened by the man who possesses the talisman. When the owner becomes free of the hand, he loses his own hand too.
sex
There are verbal references to 'making love' and to a woman feeling self conscious after posing nude for a painting.
drugs
A verbal reference is made to heroin dealing.
additional issues
The film features very mild bad language ('God'). Characters are shown smoking.
There are brief visuals of an artistic depiction of a woman's nude body.
Director(s)Maurice Tourneur
Production year1943
Genre(s)Horror
Approx. running minutes81m
CastPierre Fresnay, Josseline Gael, Noel Roquevert
mild horror, violence, sex references, drug references
Classified Date:
16/03/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Eureka Entertainment Ltd
violence
A possessed man, driven to frantic behaviour, briefly grabs his wife. She tells another man that her husband threatened to strangle her. There are also flashback scenes to a sword fight and some brief boxing violence. A beheading is depicted in silhouette.
threat and horror
A talisman in the form of a severed hand moves of its own accord. There are scenes in which people become frightened by the man who possesses the talisman. When the owner becomes free of the hand, he loses his own hand too.
sex
There are verbal references to 'making love' and to a woman feeling self conscious after posing nude for a painting.
drugs
A verbal reference is made to heroin dealing.
additional issues
The film features very mild bad language ('God'). Characters are shown smoking.
There are brief visuals of an artistic depiction of a woman's nude body.
Classified date16/03/2026
LanguageFrench
