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Faces in the Dark

  • 1960
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
337
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Faces in the Dark (1960)
DramaMysteryThriller

Businessman and inventor Richard Hammond is determined to develop and market the perfect light-bulb. In a freak lab accident he is blinded and suffers a partial breakdown. His wife, partner ... Read allBusinessman and inventor Richard Hammond is determined to develop and market the perfect light-bulb. In a freak lab accident he is blinded and suffers a partial breakdown. His wife, partner and brother take him to his country house, but then Hammond starts to suspect all is not w... Read allBusinessman and inventor Richard Hammond is determined to develop and market the perfect light-bulb. In a freak lab accident he is blinded and suffers a partial breakdown. His wife, partner and brother take him to his country house, but then Hammond starts to suspect all is not what it seems.

  • Director
    • David Eady
  • Writers
    • Ephraim Kogan
    • John Tully
    • Pierre Boileau
  • Stars
    • John Gregson
    • Mai Zetterling
    • John Ireland
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    337
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Eady
    • Writers
      • Ephraim Kogan
      • John Tully
      • Pierre Boileau
    • Stars
      • John Gregson
      • Mai Zetterling
      • John Ireland
    • 24User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Michael Denison, John Gregson, and Mai Zetterling in Faces in the Dark (1960)
    John Gregson and Nanette Newman in Faces in the Dark (1960)
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    John Gregson
    John Gregson
    • Richard Hammond
    Mai Zetterling
    Mai Zetterling
    • Christiane Hammond
    John Ireland
    John Ireland
    • Max Hammond
    Michael Denison
    Michael Denison
    • David Merton
    Tony Wright
    Tony Wright
    • Clem
    Nanette Newman
    Nanette Newman
    • Janet
    Valerie Taylor
    Valerie Taylor
    • Miss Hopkins
    Roland Bartrop
    • French Doctor
    • (as Rowland Bartrop)
    Colette Bartrop
    • 1st Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Barry Johns
    • Factory Worker
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard Llewellyn
    • Chief Engineer
    • (uncredited)
    Joyce Marlow
      John Serret
      John Serret
      • French Surgeon
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • David Eady
      • Writers
        • Ephraim Kogan
        • John Tully
        • Pierre Boileau
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      • Trivia
        This was Michael Denison's last film until Shadowlands (1993), which was his final film overall, 33 years later.
      • Quotes

        Richard Hammond: You know what they say, don't you? Only cats and blind men can see in the dark...

      • Connections
        Featured in Remembering John Gregson (2019)

      User reviews24

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      8/10
      Blind man in jeopardy thriller worth seeing
      This taut little gem was on British television last night - January 23rd 2010 - on the Film 24 channel, which has been treating old movie fans to some really obscure titles recently including two other John Gregson films ' To Dorothy A Son ' and ' SOS Pacific '.

      I have now recorded it in case it's another 50 years before it turns up! It's got a very dark, disturbing ending for a British film made in 1959, no doubt because of it's French literary origins.

      While it's definitely worth thriller & mystery lovers spending 90 minutes of their time, the sudden disappearance of John Ireland ( who adopts a pretty good English accent as Gregsons ner-do-well brother ) mid-way through the film, is the biggest mystery of all.

      I believe he was making the TV action series " The Cheaters " in London at the same time so maybe he had to bow out of " Faces In The Dark " because of other work commitments.

      He didn't even have a dramatic death scene...suddenly he was gone and referred to as being dead! All these years later, we'll never know why an actor of his stature had such a minor role in the film,
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      • alanwriterman
      • Jan 24, 2010

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      • Release date
        • September 2, 1964 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United Kingdom
      • Languages
        • English
        • French
      • Also known as
        • Ansikten i mörkret
      • Filming locations
        • Shepperton Studios, Studios Road, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(studio: made at Shepperton Studios, Middlesex, England.)
      • Production companies
        • Penington Eady Productions
        • Welbeck Film Distributors
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 24 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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