
High and Low(1963)
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.


“The horror film with a heart of mystery.”
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.

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
Eyes Without a Face is a drama, horror, thriller film released in 1960 exploring themes of experiment, surgeon, film noir, black and white, photograph, scientist. Directed by Georges Franju, it stars Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Édith Scob. 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.
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