Eyes Without a Face

Jan 11, 1960

1h 24m

★ 7.6

Beautiful women were the victims of his fiendish facials.

Overview

Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Thriller

Production Companies

Lux Film

Champs-Élysées Productions

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Cast

Professor Génessier

Pierre Brasseur

Louise

Alida Valli

Christiane Génessier

Édith Scob

Edna Gruber

Juliette Mayniel

Inspector Parot

Alexandre Rignault

Paulette Mérodon

Béatrice Altariba

Man from the Pond

Charles Blavette

Doctor Lherminier, forensic surgeon

Michel Etcheverry

Police inspector

Claude Brasseur

Mother of the little sick man

Yvette Etiévant

Emile Tessot

René Génin

Man at the funeral

Lucien Hubert

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