Faceless (1988)

Country of Origin: France / Spain
Year of Production: 1988
Running Times: 90 mins (Spain)     98 mins
Format: Fujicolor     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: ATC 3000 / Films de la Rochelle / Ibero Films Internacional S.A. / Rene Chateau Productions
Producer: René Chateau
Production Manager: Nicole Boisserie

SCRIPT
Script: Fred Castle (real name: René Chateau)
Adaptation: Michel Lebrun, Jean Mazarin, Pierre Ripert

DIRECTION
Director: Jess Franco (real name: Jesus Franco)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Maurice Fellous

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Christine Pansu

MUSIC
Music: Romano Musumarra
Song: Romeo Mussamurra (Faceless)
Song Performed By: Vincenzo Thoma (Faceless)
Music Editor: George Mary

SOUND
Sound: Jean-Louis Ducarme

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Eric Pierre, Soraya Boulay
Hair: Martial Corneville

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Jacques Gastineau

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Bernard Ciberot
Set Decorator: Yan Arlaud

LOCATIONS
Locations: Paris, France

CAST
Helmut Berger (Dr Frank Flamand)
Brigitte Lahaie (Nathalie)
Telly Savalas (Terry Hallen)
Christopher Mitchum (Sam Morgan)
Stéphane Audran (Mrs Sherman)
Caroline Munro (Barbara Hallen)
Christiane Jean (Ingrid Flamand)
Anton Diffring (Dr Karl Heinz Moser)
Tilda Thamar (Mrs Francois)
Howard Vernon (Dr Orloff)
Florence Guérin (herself)
Gérard Zalcberg (Gordon)
Henri Poirier (Inspector Legros)
Laure Sabardin (the receptionist)
Amelie Chevalier (Melissa)
Marcel Philippot (Maxance)
Tony Awak (Doudou)
Mony Dalmès (baroness)
Doris Thomas (the singer)
Daniel Beretta
Antonina Laurent (Karen)
Isabelle O. (Gina)
Nicky C. (woman parking)
Jean Tolzac (desk clerk)
Jacques Couderc (man in the morgue)
Pascale Vital (the barmaid)
Lina Romay (Mrs Orloff)
Alain Barbier
Daniel G. (Wallace)
Thierry F. (secretary)

PLOT SUMMARY

Parisian plastic surgeon Dr Frank Flamand is the best in his field, but even he is unable to help his sister  who is so badly disfigured that she needs a complete skin graft. Elsewhere, three women's bodies have turned up minus their heads and a billionaire's daughter has vanished. Could all of these things be related? Private detective Sam Morgan is hired to find out.

Canada
Theatrical Distributor: Malofilm Distribution

France
Video Distributor: Rene Chateau Video

Japan
VCD Distributor: Laserlink International

Netherlands
Video Distributor: Luminar Film

USA
Video Distributor: Import Horror

Australia
Rating: R

France
Rating: -12

TIMELINE

1988
June
22: France – theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

If there is but one life, there are several ways to die

Los depredadores de la noche - Spanish title
Les prédateurs de la nuit - French title
I predatori della notte - Italian advertising title
I violentatori della notte - Italian video title

LINKS

SEE ALSO
Corruption (1967)
Gritos en la noche (1962)
Les yeux sans visage (1959)

MAGAZINES

The Dark Side January / February 1996 p.15 (UK)
review

European Trash Cinema no.14 (July 1996) pp.23, 24 (USA)
illustrated article

Film Francais no.2170 (4 December 1987) pp.2, 10 (France)
note

Film Francais no.2174 (1 January 1988) p.2 (France)
note

Film Francais no.2196 (3 June 1988) p.19 (France)
review

Hollywood Reporter vol.300 no.19 (22 December 1987) p.36 (USA)
review

Hollywood Reporter vol.300 no.37 (19 January 1988) p.30 (USA)
credits

Is It Uncut? no.1 pp.27-28 (UK)
review

Positif no.331 (September 1988) p.77 (France)
review

Variety 13 July 1988 p.16 (USA)
credits, review

BOOKS

Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991 - 1992 p.129
credits, review

Obsession - The Films of Jesus Franco p.176, 179
illustrated credits, review (by Christian Kessler)

doctors, decapitation, facelifts, gore, hospitals, human experiments, kidnapping, lesbianism, medical horror, private detectives, remakes, sadism, sex, surgery

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008