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.
Directed by Georges Franju
experiment
surgeon
film noir
black and white
photograph
scientist
transplant
dove
ulcer
Rank
#12 in 1960·#1303 overall
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Cast
Pierre Brasseur
Professor Génessier
Alida Valli
Louise
Édith Scob
Christiane Génessier
Juliette Mayniel
Edna Gruber
Alexandre Rignault
Inspector Parot
Béatrice Altariba
Paulette Mérodon
Charles Blavette
Man from the Pond
Michel Etcheverry
Doctor Lherminier, forensic surgeon
Claude Brasseur
Police inspector
Yvette Etiévant
Mother of the little sick man
René Génin
Emile Tessot
Lucien Hubert
Man at the funeral
Crew
Georges Franju
Director
Claude Sautet
Screenplay
Pierre Boileau
Screenplay
Pierre Gascar
Writer
Thomas Narcejac
Screenplay
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Pierre Boileau
Adaptation
Claude Sautet
Adaptation
Thomas Narcejac
Adaptation
Pierre Gascar
Dialogue
Claude Sautet
Assistant Director
Pierre Laurent
Production Manager
Popular Reviews
2058 reviews
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7.0★ · 05/09/26
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8.0★ · 05/06/26
in my mind, she transformed into snow white as she walked further into the woods
in my mind, she transformed into snow white as she walked further into the woods
