A doppia faccia (1969)

Director:

Riccardo Freda

Writers:

Riccardo Freda (screenplay)
Lucio Fulci (story)

Release Date:

4 July 1969 (West Germany)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A millionaire is unwittingly led into murder by his lesbian wife.

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian | Murder | Beautiful Woman | Lesbian Sex | Female Nudity

Cast

Klaus Kinski	...	John Alexander
Christiane Krüger	...	Christine
Günther Stoll	...	Inspector Stevens
Annabella Incontrera	...	Liz
Sydney Chaplin	...	Mr. Brown
Barbara Nelli	...	Alice
Margaret Lee	...	Helen Brown / Helen Alexander
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alice Arno	...	(hardcore inserts - French 1976 version)
Ignazio Dolce
Carlo Marcolino	...	Servant
Gastone Pescucci	...	Peter
Luciano Spadoni	...	Inspector Gordon
Claudio Trionfi

Also Known As:

Das Gesicht im Dunkeln (West Germany)
Double Face
Edgar Wallace: Das Gesicht im Dunkeln (West Germany) (series title)
Liz and Helen (International: English title) (TV title)
Puzzle of Horrors

Runtime:

Germany:81 min | Italy:88 min

Country:

West Germany | Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

France:X (re-release) | West Germany:18 | Germany:12 (re-rating) (2004)

Company:

Colt Produzioni Cinematografiche

Trivia:

Though not an adaption of original material by Edgar Wallace, this film was advertised in Germany as part of the famous Edgar Wallace Series. It was such a huge flop that the Producers at Rialto Film decided to delay any future plans to do further Edgar Wallace Films. Due to the great success of Dario Argento's "L'Uccello Dalle Piume Di Cristallo" (1969) which was advertised as an adaption of a story by Wallace's son Bryan Edgar, Rialto's series re-started in 1971.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Pastewka: Die Strategie der Schnecke (#2.2)" (2006)

Kinski´s the Good Guy

Surprise! Surprise! There are not many movies where Klaus Kinski doesn´t play a bad guy. This is one of them. And it´s rather twisted. He´s a prime crime suspect, and we follow him solving the case right to a surprise ending. It´s a German Edgar Wallace adaption directed by classic Italian director Riccardo Freda and , yes, it´s a typical Giallo. So I guess all the fans of those "normal" German Edgar-Wallace-Movies didn´t like it very much. It´s only for fans of the director and, of course, the brilliant, astonishing, unforgettable Klaus Kinski.