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Les yeux sans visage (1960)
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Release Date:
24 October 1962 (USA) morePlot:
A brilliant surgeon, Dr. Génessier, helped by his assistant Louise, kidnaps nice young women. He removes... more | full synopsisNewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Creators return to 'Noir' comics (From digitalspy. 8 November 2009, 4:02 PM, PST)
Tuesday Morning Foreign Region DVD Report: "La tête contre les murs" (Franju, 1959)
(From The Auteurs. 6 October 2009, 9:57 AM, PDT)
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Dark, desolate and diverting more (92 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Pierre Brasseur | ... | Docteur Génessier | |
| Alida Valli | ... | Louise | |
| Juliette Mayniel | ... | Edna Grüber | |
| Edith Scob | ... | Christiane Génessier | |
| François Guérin | ... | Jacques Vernon | |
| Alexandre Rignault | ... | Inspector Parot | |
| Béatrice Altariba | ... | Paulette | |
| Charles Blavette | ... | L'homme de la fourrière (as Blavette) | |
| Claude Brasseur | ... | Un inspecteur | |
| Michel Etcheverry | ... | Le docteur Lherminier - médecin légiste / Forensic surgeon | |
| Yvette Etiévant | ... | La mère | |
| René Génin | ... | Emile Tessot | |
| Lucien Hubert | ... | Un homme au cimetière | |
| Marcel Pérès | ... | Un homme au cimetière |
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Also Known As:
Eyes Without a Face (UK)House of Dr. Rasanoff
Occhi senza volto (Italy)
The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus (USA) (dubbed version)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
88 minLanguage:
FrenchColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1962) | Australia:M (2007) | France:U (2007) | UK:15 (2007) | UK:18 (1995) | UK:X (1959) (cut) | Argentina:16 | France:-16 | USA:UnratedFun Stuff
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During the original release of the film an English film critic for The Spectator was nearly fired for writing it a positive review, while the general critical reaction had been poor. moreGoofs:
Continuity: License plate changes numbers between shots as the doctor is backing up and pulling into his garage for the first time. As he walks through the garage, into the house, you can see the original plate '7769' on his assistant's car. moreQuotes:
Louise: She trusts you this time. I trust you.Doctor Génessier: Me, I'm hoping, that's all.
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Referenced in "The Middleman: The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome (#1.12)" (2008) moreFAQ
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This film is dark and somber with a spare, eerie music score that suits perfectly the macabre, surreal story. A brilliant but deranged surgeon, having caused his daughter's disfigurement in a car accident, loses touch with reality and tries to restore her beauty in a most repulsive manner. Undeterred by failure, the mad doctor continues his gruesome work, hoping to find a miracle cure that will reconstruct the girl's facial features and also relieve him of his tremendous burden of guilt. The once-lovely girl realizes that she will never enjoy a normal life or see her beloved fiancé again, and her mute telephone calls to him just to hear his voice show how empty and lonely her life has become. There are some scenes that are horribly graphic but quite well done and a few moments that are poignant and touching amid the cruelty and butchery of the movie's central theme. Each character in this grim, unhappy feature is victimized in some fashion, but in spite of its subject matter, this cult classic is lean, first-rate storytelling.