Eyes Without a Face (1960)

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Movie basic details

Current status - Released
Total runtime - 84 mins.
Release date - 11-01-1960
Release year - 1960
Genres - Drama, Horror, Thriller

Overall ratings and scores for Eyes Without a Face:
Happiness Score - 7.621/10, World Popularity Score - 6.998/100, IMDB Score - 7.6, Metascore - 90, Internet Movie Database - 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes - 96%, Metacritic - 90/100, .
Eyes Without a Face movie has Total Global Votes - 560, Total IMD Votes - 32,225

Eyes Without a Face Movie Introduction: Movie Eyes Without a Face, release year 1960 is written by Jean Redon, Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac and directed by Georges Franju. The leading star-cast in this movie are Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel along with the other stars and crew members.

Movie overview and plot by

Movie in-short: A surgeon causes an accident which leaves his daughter disfigured and goes to extreme lengths to give her a new face.

Movie story-line: 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.

Movie synopsis: 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.

Highlights - Eyes Without a Face (1960)

Total budget - $0.00
Total revenue - $58,656.00
Produced by - Lux FilmChamps-Élysées Productions
Produced in - FranceItaly
Available languages - French (Français),
Homepage URL -
Awards won / Nominations - N/A
Certificate(s) - DE : 16

Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of Eyes Without a Face (1960)

Lead Actors - Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel
Writer(s) - Jean Redon, Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac
Director(s) - Georges Franju

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What is the release date of Eyes Without a Face (1960)?
Release date of Eyes Without a Face (1960) is 11-01-1960.


What is the total runtime of Eyes Without a Face (1960) in minutes?
Total runtime of Eyes Without a Face (1960) in minutes is 90 min.


What is the budget consumed to produce Eyes Without a Face (1960) movie?
The budget consumed to produce Eyes Without a Face (1960) movie is around $0.00.


How much revenue is expected from movie Eyes Without a Face (1960)?
Expected revenue from movie movie Eyes Without a Face (1960) is around $58,656.00.


What is the pupularity of Eyes Without a Face (1960)?
Worldwide pupularity of Eyes Without a Face (1960) movie is 6.998%.


What is the name of the production company of film Eyes Without a Face (1960)?
Production company of film Eyes Without a Face (1960) is/are Lux Film, Champs-Élysées Productions, .


Which country the film Eyes Without a Face (1960) is produced in?
Film production country for the film Eyes Without a Face (1960) is France, Italy, .


Which language the film Eyes Without a Face (1960) is produced in?
Film Eyes Without a Face (1960) is produced in French (Français), language(s).


Which Genre the film Eyes Without a Face (1960) belongs to?
Movie Eyes Without a Face (1960) is categorized under Drama, Horror genre(s).


Who are the lead actors of the film Eyes Without a Face (1960)?
Lead actors of the film Eyes Without a Face (1960) are Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel.


Who is the writer of the film Eyes Without a Face (1960)?
The writer(s) of the film Eyes Without a Face (1960) is/are Jean Redon, Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac.


Who is the director of the film Eyes Without a Face (1960)?
The director(s) of the film Eyes Without a Face (1960) is/are Georges Franju.


Which awards, nominations and recognitions are won by Eyes Without a Face (1960) movie?
Movie Eyes Without a Face (1960) has N/A awards and nomination in it's profile.


What is the story of Eyes Without a Face (1960) in-short?
Short plot of movie Eyes Without a Face (1960): A surgeon causes an accident which leaves his daughter disfigured and goes to extreme lengths to give her a new face..


What is the full story of Eyes Without a Face (1960) movie?
Full plot of movie Eyes Without a Face (1960): 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..


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List of full Starcast and crew members of Eyes Without a Face (1960)

Full Starcast:

profie photo of Pierre BrasseurName: Pierre Brasseur
Character: Doctor Génessier

profie photo of Alida ValliName: Alida Valli
Character: Louise

profie photo of Edith ScobName: Edith Scob
Character: Christiane Génessier

profie photo of Juliette MaynielName: Juliette Mayniel
Character: Edna Gruber

profie photo of Alexandre RignaultName: Alexandre Rignault
Character: Inspector Parot

profie photo of Béatrice AltaribaName: Béatrice Altariba
Character: Paulette Mérodon

profie photo of Charles BlavetteName: Charles Blavette
Character: l'homme de la fourrière

profie photo of Michel EtcheverryName: Michel Etcheverry
Character: le docteur Lherminier

profie photo of Claude BrasseurName: Claude Brasseur
Character: un inspecteur

profie photo of Yvette EtiévantName: Yvette Etiévant
Character: La mère (as Yvette Etievent)

profie photo of René GéninName: René Génin
Character: Emile Tessot

profie photo of Lucien HubertName: Lucien Hubert
Character: Un homme au cimetière

profie photo of Marcel PérèsName: Marcel Pérès
Character: Un homme au cimetière (as Marcel Pères)

profie photo of François GuérinName: François Guérin
Character: Jacques Vernon

profie photo of Brigitte JuslinName: Brigitte Juslin
Character: Juliette (uncredited)

Crew Members:

profie photo of Eugen SchüfftanName: Eugen Schüfftan
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Director of Photography

profie photo of Maurice JarreName: Maurice Jarre
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Original Music Composer

profie photo of Pierre BoileauName: Pierre Boileau
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Screenplay

profie photo of Pierre BoileauName: Pierre Boileau
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Adaptation

profie photo of Thomas NarcejacName: Thomas Narcejac
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Screenplay

profie photo of Thomas NarcejacName: Thomas Narcejac
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Adaptation

profie photo of Antoine ArchimbaudName: Antoine Archimbaud
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Engineer

profie photo of Margot CapelierName: Margot Capelier
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art Direction

profie photo of Margot CapelierName: Margot Capelier
Department: Production
Job/Role: Unit Production Manager

profie photo of Auguste CapelierName: Auguste Capelier
Department: Art
Job/Role: Production Design

profie photo of Claude SautetName: Claude Sautet
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Screenplay

profie photo of Claude SautetName: Claude Sautet
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Adaptation

profie photo of Claude SautetName: Claude Sautet
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Assistant Director

profie photo of Georges FranjuName: Georges Franju
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Director

profie photo of Jules BorkonName: Jules Borkon
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer

profie photo of Jean RedonName: Jean Redon
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Screenplay

profie photo of Jean RedonName: Jean Redon
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Novel

profie photo of Jean RedonName: Jean Redon
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Adaptation

profie photo of Jacques MélyName: Jacques Mély
Department: Art
Job/Role: Assistant Art Director

profie photo of Pierre LaurentName: Pierre Laurent
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production Manager

profie photo of Pierre GascarName: Pierre Gascar
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Dialogue

profie photo of Pierre GascarName: Pierre Gascar
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Writer

profie photo of Gilbert NatotName: Gilbert Natot
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Editor

profie photo of Hubert de GivenchyName: Hubert de Givenchy
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume Design

profie photo of Albert VolperName: Albert Volper
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set Dresser

profie photo of Claude MoeschingName: Claude Moesching
Department: Art
Job/Role: Assistant Art Director

profie photo of Denise NatotName: Denise Natot
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Assistant Editor

profie photo of Ginette Diamant-BergerName: Ginette Diamant-Berger
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Script Supervisor

profie photo of Riccardo GualinoName: Riccardo Gualino
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer

profie photo of Marie MartineName: Marie Martine
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume Design

profie photo of Georges KleinName: Georges Klein
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup Artist

profie photo of Marcelle TestardName: Marcelle Testard
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Hairstylist

profie photo of Charles-Henri AssolaName: Charles-Henri Assola
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Special Effects

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rated 4.5 out of 5
June 23, 2021

How odd I should have to comfort you. You still have some hope, at least. Les yeux sans visage (AKA: Eyes Without a Face) is directed by Georges Franju and collectively written by Franju, Jean Redon, Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac and Claude Sautet. It stars Pierre Brasseur, Edith Scob, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel and Francois Guerin. Music is by Maurice Jarre and cinematography by Eugen Schufftan. Dr. Genessier (Brasseur) is wracked with guilt over the car accident he caused that saw his beloved daughter Christiane (Scob) suffer horrendous facial injuries. He has a notion to perform xenograft surgeries on female victims and transplant the face onto that of Christiane… It sounds like a classic mad scientist movie, the sort where Peter Lorre stalks around the place with a devilish grin on his face, only the French version! Eyes Without a Face isn’t that sort of horror film, haunting? Yes, but there is no killing for joy or sadism here, it’s done for love, to assuage guilt whilst advancing science. Oh it’s still madness, but there’s a real sadness to Dr. Genessier’s actions, touchingly so, and with Franju a master of hauntingly lyrical splendour, it’s a film as beautiful as it is troubling. Christiane is a living doll, a slow moving angel forced to wear a porcelain mask to hide her badly burned face. As she glides around the Gothic halls of the Genessier house – and the lower tier corridors of the hospital that’s annexed to the house - Franju never wastes a chance to poeticise a scene, using slow and long takes in silence that imbue the story with a sense of the foreboding. Even when there is dialogue, it’s always in hushed tones unless it involves the police, who are naturally suspicious of the good doctor Genessier. A number of evocative scenes are truly arresting, gorgeous in construction and meaning, none more so than the very final scene that closes the pic down. But the most talked about scene is the one of horror, the surgery procedure that we actually see, a magnificent breath holding sequence, gruesome but once again, done in the name of love! The tragedy of which is palpable. From the opening of the film as Louise (Dr. Genessier’s assistant played by Valli) drags a dead body to a lake, to a moving sequence as Christiane visits the caged dogs that serve as guinea pigs for her father’s experiments, the blend of horror with fairytale like sadness is beautifully rendered. Tech credits are very high. Schufftan’s photography is graceful and sombre, whilst Jarre’s musical score, particularly the macabre carnival tune he uses, is coming straight from the aural chambers of the surreal. Brasseur is terrific as Genessier, again playing a doctor (he was wonderful the year before in Head Against the Wall), Genessier is a tortured soul with ice cold blood running through his veins, and Brasseur nails it. The French Laird Cregar? Yes. That’s a justifiable compliment. In truth all performances are high in quality, with props to Scob who has to wear the immobile mask and act just with her sad puppy dog eyes. As the doves fly, this is what it sounds like when dogs – and a porcelain angel – cry. Indeed. 9/10


-- John Chard

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