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11/01/1960 Drama, Horror, Thriller 1h 24m
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The horror film with a heart of mystery.

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.

  1. Georges Franju

    Director

  2. Pierre Gascar

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Pierre Brasseur

    Professor Génessier

  2. Alida Valli

    Louise

  3. Édith Scob

    Christiane Génessier

  4. Juliette Mayniel

    Edna Gruber

  5. Alexandre Rignault

    Inspector Parot

  6. Béatrice Altariba

    Paulette Mérodon

  7. Charles Blavette

    Man from the Pond

  8. Michel Etcheverry

    Doctor Lherminier, forensic surgeon

  9. Claude Brasseur

    Police inspector

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-03-12
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 ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$58,656.00

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