Les Yeux Sans VIsage (1960)
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Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database
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08.14.09
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Near Paris, the brilliant and famous surgeon Dr. Genessier destroyed the face of his beloved daughter, Christiane, in a car wreck. He becomes insane, trying to restore her face through successive transplants of the faces of pretty women abducted by his assistant Louise.
Also Known As:
The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus
Title: Les Yeux Sans VIsage
Release Date: October 24, 1962
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Drama
All Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Languages: French
Country: France, Italy
Colors: Black and White
Sound: Mono
IMDB Rating: 7.9
Brimstone Pit Rating: 8.9 - (Rate This Horror Movie)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With L
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Director(s):
Georges Franju
Cast:
Pierre Brasseur ...Docteur Genessier
Alida Valli ...Louise
Juliette Mayniel ...Edna Gruber
Edith Scob ...Christiane Genessier
Francois Guerin ...Jacques Vernon
Alexandre Rignault ...Inspector Parot
Beatrice Altariba ...Paulette
Charles Blavette ...L'homme de la fourriere (as Blavette)
Claude Brasseur ...Un inspecteur
Michel Etcheverry ...Le docteur Lherminier - medecin legiste / Forensic...
yvette Etievant ...La mere
Rene Genin ...Emile Tessot
Lucien Hubert ...Un homme au cimetiere
Marcel Peres ...Un homme au cimetiere
France Asselin ...
Charles Bayard ...Un homme a la conference
Gabrielle Doulcet ...Une admiratrice
Corrado Guarducci ...
Brigitte Juslin ...
Charles Lavialle ...Le concierge
Max Montavon ...
Jimmy Perrys ...Un homme a la morgue
Remaining Cast:
Producer(s):
Jules Borkon
Writer(s):
Jean Redon
Pierre Boileau
Thomas Narcejac
Jean Redon
Claude Sautet
Pierre Gascar
Composer(s):
Maurice Jarre
Movie Quote(s):
- Doctor Génessier: The future, Madame, is something we should have started on a long time ago.
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Louise: She trusts you this time. I trust you. Doctor Génessier: Me, I'm hoping, that's all.
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Doctor Génessier: Smile. Not too much.
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Movie Trivia:
- Hubert de Givenchy created the gowns that Christiane wears throughout the movie.
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The original title of this movie, in French, is mentioned in the chorus of the song "Eyes Without A Face" by Billy Idol, from the album "Rebel Yell" (1983).
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Originally released in the US on double feature with the 1962 Japanese horror film The Manster.
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Although the film passed European censors upon its original release in 1960, the films disturbing facial surgery scene still caused controversy.
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Originally released in the US in an edited version titled "The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus" - an odd title considering there's no one named Dr. Faustus in the film.
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Keywords:
Assistant, Surgeon, Transplant, Plastic Surgery, Stockings ...[more]
Keywords All:
Bird, Pearl Necklace, Police Investigation, Telephone Call, Face Mask, French Language, Dove, Secret Passage, Surgical Operation, Kidnapping, False Identification, Face Eaten, Controversy, Mask, Moral Dilemma, Surgery, Surrealism, Maniac, Blood, Medical Profession, French Noir, Guilt, Laboratory, Stabbed In The Neck, Attacked By Dog, Dog Attack, Dial Phone, Doctor, Stabbed In The Throat, Depression, Large House, Hit On Head, Paris France, Chloroform, Father Daughter Relationship, Scarred Face, Face Wound, Scalpel, Mansion, Human Transplant, Operating Room, Hidden Lab, Gore, Dead Woman Car Trunk, College Student, Fall From Height, Electroencephalogram, Caged Animal, Skin Graft, Young Woman, Scar, Disfigurement, Dog, Burnt Face, Lure, Disfigured Face, Mad Doctor, Eye, Dead Woman Dragged, Hospital Gown, Country House, Based On Novel
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Rating: 8.9 out of 10.0 - 55 votes cast total
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