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7.5/10   297 votes
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Director:

Georges Franju

Writers:

Arthur Bernède (1916 screenplays)
Louis Feuillade (1916 screenplays)
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Release Date:

4 December 1963 (France) more

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama more

Plot:

Favraux, an unscrupulous banker, receives a threatening note, signed by "Judex", demanding that he pay back the people he has swindled... more | add synopsis

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NewsDesk:

Tuesday Morning Foreign Region DVD Report: "La tête contre les murs" (Franju, 1959)
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User Comments:

starts off strong, then fades more (12 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Channing Pollock ... Judex / Vallieres
Francine Bergé ... Diana Monti / Marie Verdier
Edith Scob ... Jacqueline Favraux
Théo Sarapo ... Morales
Sylva Koscina ... Daisy
René Génin ... Pierre Kerjean
Roger Fradet ... Leon
André Méliès ... Doctor
Philippe Mareuil ... Amaury de la Rochefontaine
Luigi Cortese ... Pierrot
Benjamin Boda ... Réglisse
Jean-Jacques Rémy
Jean Degrave ... Notary
Ketty France ... Jeanne-Marie Bontemps
André Tomasi
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

L'uomo in nero (Italy)
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Parents Guide:

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Runtime:

104 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Musée Jacquemart André de Châalis, Fontaine Châalis, Oise, France

Company:

Comptoir Français du Film Production (CFFP) more

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Trivia:

Visa d'exploitation en France #27668 more

Movie Connections:

Remake of Judex (1916) more

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2 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
starts off strong, then fades, 26 October 2005
5/10
Author: PM from New York, NY

I have to agree with the review by Swanger2001. After the initial set up of the characters and the amazing Masked Ball scene, the film settles into boring dialogue and badly staged action.

I'm curious to hear what a French-speaking person thought of the acting. I don't speak it myself, but this one of the few times I've seen a French film and thought "this (acting) seems really lousy - like a low budget exploitation film".

I don't know if this film is available on DVD. I saw a VHS copy courtesy of Something Weird Video...and the subtitles left something to be desired. Film quality was mediocre.

Worth seeing if you liked "Eyes without a Face", but not essential viewing.

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