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Eyes Without a Face
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.
1960 · Directed by Georges Franju · 84 min · Drama · Horror · Thriller · 15 frames
Tagline
The horror film with a heart of mystery.
Crew
- Screenplay: Thomas Narcejac, Claude Sautet, Pierre Boileau, Jean Redon
- Written by: Pierre Gascar
- Cinematography: Eugen Schüfftan
- Edited by: Gilbert Natot
- Music: Maurice Jarre
- Production design: Auguste Capelier
- Produced by: Jules Borkon, Riccardo Gualino
Cast
- Pierre Brasseur as Professor Génessier
- Alida Valli as Louise
- Édith Scob as Christiane Génessier
- Juliette Mayniel as Edna Gruber
- Alexandre Rignault as Inspector Parot
- Béatrice Altariba as Paulette Mérodon
- Charles Blavette as Man from the Pond
- Michel Etcheverry as Doctor Lherminier, forensic surgeon
- Claude Brasseur as Police inspector
- Yvette Etiévant as Mother of the little sick man
Production
- Country: France, Italy
- Language: French
- Studios: Lux Film, Champs-Élysées Productions
- Box office: $58,656
- Themes: experiment, surgeon, film noir, black and white, photograph, scientist, transplant, dove, ulcer
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