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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 90/100. Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 88% of the 759 1960s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 24m. Streaming on Max and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
818 audience votes
Key crew
- Georges FranjuDirector
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Claude SautetScreenplay
- Pierre BoileauScreenplay
- Pierre GascarWriter
- Jean RedonScreenplay
- Thomas NarcejacScreenplay
Cast
- Pierre BrasseurProfessor Génessier
- Alida ValliLouise
- Édith ScobChristiane Génessier
- Juliette MaynielEdna Gruber
- Alexandre RignaultInspector Parot
- Béatrice AltaribaPaulette Mérodon
- Charles BlavetteMan from the Pond
- Michel EtcheverryDoctor Lherminier, forensic surgeon
- Claude BrasseurPolice inspector
- Yvette EtiévantMother of the little sick man
- René GéninEmile Tessot
- Lucien HubertMan at the funeral
Stills
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