Les yeux sans visage

"Beautiful women were the victims of his fiendish facials."

Oct 24 1962 Approved 1h 30m
Drama, Horror

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.

Plot

After causing an accident that left his daughter Christiane severely disfigured, the brilliant surgeon Dr. Génessier works tirelessly to give the girl a new face. He does so, however, by kidnapping young women and attempting face transplants. He has been woefully unsuccessful to date. The doctor's world begins to collapse around him when his daughter realizes just what he has been doing.

Written by

Jean Redon, Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac

Directed by

Georges Franju

Cast

Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy, France

Production Companies

Champs-Élysées Productions, Lux Film

Languages

Français

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Eyes Without a Face (1960) trailer
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