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Eyes Without a Face

Year:

1962

Duration:

88 min

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.8

Director:

Georges Franju

Details

Country: France

Release Date: 1962-10-24

Filming Locations: Studios de Boulogne, Avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $19,628 (USA) (2 November 2003)

Gross: $52,709 (USA) (30 November 2003)

Cast

Actor

Character

Claude Brasseur

Alida Valli

Eyes Without a Face

Pierre Brasseur

Docteur Génessier

Juliette Mayniel

Edna Grüber

Edith Scob

Christiane Génessier

François Guérin

Jacques Vernon

Alexandre Rignault

Inspector Parot

Béatrice Altariba

Paulette

Charles Blavette

L'homme de la fourrière (as Blavette)

Michel Etcheverry

Le docteur Lherminier - médecin légiste / Forensic surgeon

Yvette Etiévant

La mère (as Yvette Etievent)

René Génin

Emile Tessot

Lucien Hubert

Un homme au cimetière

Marcel Pérès

Un homme au cimetière

France Asselin

(uncredited)

Charles Bayard

Un homme à la conférence (uncredited)

Gabrielle Doulcet

Une admiratrice (uncredited)

Corrado Guarducci

(uncredited)

Brigitte Juslin

(uncredited)

Charles Lavialle

Le concierge (uncredited)

Max Montavon

(uncredited)

Jimmy Perrys

Un homme à la morgue (uncredited)

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Trivia

Originally released in the US in an edited version titled "The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus" - an odd title considering there's no one named Dr. Faustus in the film.

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During the original release of the film an English film critic for The Spectator was nearly fired for writing it a positive review, while the general critical reaction had been poor.

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Director Georges Franju never considered the film to be a horror story, but instead felt it was tale of "anguish."

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Goofs

In the initial surgery scene, Doctor Génessier makes cuts around the face and eyes of the young woman (Edna). When he and Louise remove the face, there are suddenly marks and a hole cut around the mouth.

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When Louise notices a passing airplane, the audio is that of a piston-engined propeller-driven plane, but the airplane shown flying overhead is a jet; its two engines are tail-mounted to the fuselage so would not have the clearance required by propellers.

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License plate changes numbers between shots as the doctor is backing up and pulling into his garage for the first time. As he walks through the garage, into the house, you can see the original plate '7769' on his assistant's car.

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Quotes

Doctor Génessier: Smile. Not too much.

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Louise: She trusts you this time. I trust you.

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Doctor Génessier: The future, Madame, is something we should have started on a long time ago.

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