El hombre sin rostro

19501950
1h 31m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

156

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Horror Mystery Thriller

A faceless killer who hunts women can only be stopped by a detective with a disturbing past.A faceless killer who hunts women can only be stopped by a detective with a disturbing past.A faceless killer who hunts women can only be stopped by a detective with a disturbing past.

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

156

YOUR RATING

Director
- Juan Bustillo Oro
Writer
- Juan Bustillo Oro(story and screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations

Trivia
The same plot was developed 9 years later by [Robert Bloch] in [Psyko (1960)]; by consequence, [El hombre sin rostro (1950)] anticipates [Alfred Hitchcock]s film for 10 years. Same thing happened with another [Juan Bustillo Oro]'s film, [Dos monjes (1934)]: this time, [Akira Kurosawa]'s [Rashomon - paholaisen temppeli (1950)] use the same plot and the "different point of view" narrative technique.

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Featured review

7/10

Blank face of the killer.

A blank faced killer is preying for young women.A detective wants to catch him.He has nightmare visions about elusive stalker.Very dream-like and atmospheric horror movie from Mexico with extremely moody prologue.The funeral procession with coffins,blank face of the mysterious figure in the fog and a lone detective sitting on the bench.My copy of "El Hombre Sin Rostro" is in Spanish,so most of the plot went beyond me.The dream sequences are genuinely spooky and creative,the acting is spot-on and the cinematography is elegant.I wish I could see "El Hombre Sin Rostro" with English subtitles.But maybe I should stop being lazy and finally learn Spanish.7 blank faces out of 10.

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