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Title

The Eyes without a face [videorecording] / Champs Elysées/Lux.

Publication

New York : Interama Video Classics, 1959.

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Details

Additional Authors

Franju, Georges, 1912-

Description

1 videocassette (88 min.) : sd., b&w.; 1/2 in.

Summary

Due to his reckless driving, a brilliant plastic surgeon, Dr. Genessier is responsible for disfiguring his beautiful daughter. Guilt-ridden, he resolves to fashion a new face for his daughter by grafting skin tissue from unsuspecting female patients with similar molecular structures. His devoted assistant, Louise, searches Paris for girls who resemble Christiane and lures them back to Genessier's sanitorium where they are held captive. After several failed attempts, the doctor temporarily restores Christiane's face. Unfortunately, the epidermis deteriorates at an alarming rate. Christiane seeks revenge by murdering Louise and unleashing the dogs her father had intended for experimentation. The mad canines tear off Genessier's face, while Christiane, still faceless, wanders into the night.

Alternative Title

Les Yeux sans visage

Subjects

• France > Fiction
• Motion pictures > France
• Horror films
• Feature films
• Foreign films > France

Genre/Form

Feature films.

Note

• In French with English subtitles.
• French title: Les Yeux sans visage.

Credits (note)

• Director, Georges Franju; screenplay, Jean Redon; photography, Eugen Schufftan; music, Maurice Jarre.

Performer (note)

• Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Edith Scob.

Title

The Eyes without a face [videorecording] / Champs Elysées/Lux.

Imprint

New York : Interama Video Classics, 1959.

Credits

Director, Georges Franju; screenplay, Jean Redon; photography, Eugen Schufftan; music, Maurice Jarre.

Cast

Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Edith Scob.

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Added Author

Franju, Georges, 1912-

Added Title

Les Yeux sans visage

Branch Call Number

VTH 1468 E