Les Yeux sans visage
Year:
1960
Horror story about an eminent surgeon who tries to reconstruct the badly disfigured face of his daughter by using living tissues of beautiful girls kidnapped for the purpose by his his devoted woman assistant.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Dr Génessier Pierre Brasseur
- Louise Alida Valli
- Edna Gruberg Juliette Mayniel
- Inspector Parot Alexandre Rignault
- Paulette Merodon Béatrice Altariba
- kennel employee Charles Blavette
- police inspector Claude Brasseur
- Dr Lherminier Michel Etcheverry
- mother of sick child Yvette Etiévent
- Henri Tessot René Génin
- 2nd man at cemetery Lucien Hubert
- 1st man at cemetery Marcel Pérès
- Dr Jacques Vernon François Guerin
- Christiane Génessier Édith Scob
- Juliette Birgitta Juslin
- Dr Génessier's admirer Gabrielle Doulcet
Credits
Direction
- Director Georges Franju
- 1st Assistant Director Claude Sautet
- Script Girl Ginette Diamant-Berger
Production
- Production Company Champs-Elysées Productions
- Production Company Lux Film (Rome)
- Presents Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
- Producer Jules Borkon
- Unit Production Manager Margot Capelier
- Production Manager Pierre Laurent
- Made at Studios de Boulogne
Writing
- Adaptation by Pierre Boileau
- Adaptation by Thomas Narcejac
- Adaptation by Jean Redon
- Adaptation by Claude Sautet
- Dialogue by Pierre Gascar
- Based on the novel by Jean Redon
- {Publisher} Editions Fleuve Noir
Photography
- Director of Photography Eugen Schüfftan
- Cameraman Robert Schneider
- 1st Assistant [Camera] Operator Pierre Brard
Stills
- Stills Photography Jean-Louis Castelli
Special Effects
- Special Effects Henri Assola
Editing
- Supervising Editor Gilbert Natot
- Assistant Editor Denise Natot
Design
- Art Director Auguste Capelier
- Assistant Art Director Jacques Mély
- Assistant Art Director Claude Moesching
- Set Decorator Robert Volper
Costumes
- Gowns Marie-Martine
Make-up
- Key Make-up Georges Klein
- Hairstyles Marcelle Testard
Film processing
- Opticals Lax
Music
- Music Composed/Orchestra Directed by Maurice Jarre
Sound
- Sound Antoine Archimbaud
Consultant
- Animals Marcel Lesourd