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Eyes Without a Face( 1960)

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Beautiful women were the victims of his fiendish facials.

Overview

Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Pierre Brasseur

      Professor Génessier

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      Alida Valli

      Louise

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      Édith Scob

      Christiane Génessier

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      Juliette Mayniel

      Edna Gruber

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      Alexandre Rignault

      Inspector Parot

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      Béatrice Altariba

      Paulette Mérodon

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      Charles Blavette

      Man from the Pond

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      Michel Etcheverry

      Doctor Lherminier, forensic surgeon

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      Claude Brasseur

      Police inspector

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      Yvette Etiévant

      Mother of the little sick man

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      René Génin

      Emile Tessot

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      Lucien Hubert

      Man at the funeral

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      Marcel Pérès

      Man at the funeral

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      François Guérin

      Doctor Jacques Vernon

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      Brigitte Juslin

      Juliette (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Wed Mar 12 2014
    How odd I should have to comfort you. You still have some hope, at least. Les yeux sans visage (AKA: Eyes Without a Face) is directed by Georges Franju and collectively written by Franju, Jean Redon, Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac and Claude Sautet. It stars Pierre Brasseur, Edith Scob, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel and Francois Guerin. Music is by Maurice Jarre and cinematography by Eugen Schufftan. Dr. Genessier (Brasseur) is wracked with guilt over the car accident he caused that saw his beloved daughter Christiane (Scob) suffer horrendous facial injuries. He has a notion to perform x...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    58656.00

    Keywords

    • experiment
    • surgeon
    • film noir
    • black and white
    • photograph
    • scientist
    • transplant
    • dove
    • ulcer