Stolen Face (1952)

Directed by

Terence Fisher

Genre

drama film, film noir, horror film, science fiction film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 12m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A plastic surgeon falls in love with a woman and, after she leaves him, creates a new face for a female convict to resemble his lost love. The surgeon then marries the transformed convict, but his obsession with his former love strains the relationship.

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What happens

Stolen Face is a 1952 British film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paul Henreid, Lizabeth Scott and André Morell. The screenplay was by Martin Berkeley and Richard Landau based on a story by Alexander Paal and Steven Vas. Jimmy Sangster was assistant director and Phil Leakey handled Makeup. Lead actors Henreid and Scott both were experiencing downturns in their careers and welcomed the chance to work in this film. It also featured Andre Morell's first work for Hammer. Filming began Oct. 29, 1951, and wrapped on December 4th. It was trade shown on April 12, 1952, and released at the Plaza on May 2nd, the first Hammer film ever to open at a prestigious West End cinema. This film was a preview of things to come for Hammer, with its borderline science-fiction theme and the involvement of director Terence Fisher, foreshadowing Hammer's later successes in the horror film genre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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