Faces in the Dark

Nov 22, 1960

1h 24m

★ 6.2

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

Overview

A businessman loses his sight in an explosion on the day his wife planned to leave him for another man.

Genres

Thriller

Mystery

Production Companies

Penington Eady Productions

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Cast

Richard Hammond

John Gregson

Christiane Hammond

Mai Zetterling

Max Hammond

John Ireland

David Merton

Michael Denison

Clem

Tony Wright

Janet

Nanette Newman

Miss Hopkins

Valerie Taylor

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6.8

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7.1

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7.0

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5.0

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6.1

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5.8

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6.5

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5.8

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6.4

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6.2

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5.9

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5.4

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