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Eyes Without a Face AKA Les yeux sans visage AKA The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus AKA House of Dr. Rasanoff (1960)
Beautiful women were the victims of his FIENDISH FACIALS!!!Director: Georges Franju
Year of Copyright: 1960
Year of Production: 1959
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:French Theatrical trailer (3:35)
U.S. "Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus"/"The Manster" Double Bill Trailer (3:15)
Still Gallery (2:30)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Available in two limited edition covers.
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Extras:"Blood of the Beasts (Le Sang des bêtes)" 1949 documentary about Paris slaughterhouses (22:05)*
"Franju on the Film" excerpts from Franju's appearance on "Cinéastes de notre temps" (2:55)
Excerpt from the episode Le Fantastique of the French TV show Ciné Parade, featuring Franju (5:28)
"Le Fantastique" 1982 archival interview from the show "Ciné parade" with Franju on the horror genre, cinema, and the making of "Blood of the Beasts" (7:08)
Still Gallery
French Theatrical Trailer (3:45)
U.S. "Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus"/"The Manster" Double Bill Trailer (3:24) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:*Includes two audio opttions: French with optional English subtitles, or English)
Comes with a 12-page booklet, featuring new essays by novelist Patrick McGrath and writer/film historian David Kalat. -
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Extras:"Blood of the Beasts (Le Sang des Bêtes)" 1949 documentary
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Les Fleurs maladives de Georges Franju" 2009 overview of Georges Franju's career by Pierre-Henri Gibert (46:19)
German Theatrical Trailer (1:33)
Trailer Show -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0 (French version only)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Two versions via seamless branching.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by film historians Dr. Rolf Giesen and Dr. Gerd Naumann (2021, in German)
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Extras:"The Poetry of Blood" 2021 interview with film historian Prof. Dr. Marcus Stiglegger (14:33, in German)
French Theatrical Trailer (3:37)
U.S. "Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus"/"The Manster" Double Bill Trailer (3:17)
Still Gallery (7:50) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by film historians Dr. Rolf Giesen and Dr. Gerd Naumann (2021, in German)
Georges Franju Shorts:
- "Monsieur et Madame Curie" (1953; 14:10)
- "La Première nuit" (1958, 19:39)
"Les Fleurs maladives de Georges Franju" 2009 overview of Georges Franju's career by Pierre-Henri Gibert (48:17, 1080p)
"Blood of the Beasts (Le Sang des bêtes)" 1949 documentary about Paris slaughterhouses (22:08)
"The Poetry of Blood" 2021 interview with film historian Prof. Dr. Marcus Stiglegger (14:33, in German)
"For Her Eyes Only" 2015 interview with actress Edith Scob (17:20)
"Le Fantastique" 1982 archival interview from the show "Ciné parade" with Franju on the horror genre, cinema, and the making of "Blood of the Beasts" (5:31)
"Franju on the Film" excerpts from Franju's appearance on "Cinéastes de notre temps" (2:57)
"Les grands-pères du crime" excerpts from a 1985 documentary about "Eyes Without a Face" writers Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac (7:10)
French Theatrical Trailer (3:45)
U.S. "Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus"/"The Manster" Double Bill Trailer (3:25)
Still Gallery (8:10)
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by film historians Dr. Rolf Giesen and Dr. Gerd Naumann (2021, in German)
"The Poetry of Blood" 2021 interview with film historian Prof. Dr. Marcus Stiglegger (14:33, in German)
French Theatrical Trailer (3:37)
U.S. "Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus"/"The Manster" Double Bill Trailer (3:17)
Still Gallery (7:50) -
Subtitles:English, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (theatrical dub)
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (television dub) -
Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by film expert Tim Lucas (2015)
Georges Franju Shorts:
- "Monsieur et Madame Curie" (1953) (13:36)
- "La Première nuit" (1958) (18:52)
"Les Fleurs maladives de Georges Franju" 2009 overview of Georges Franju's career by Pierre-Henri Gibert (46:21)
"For Her Eyes Only" 2014 interview with actress Edith Scob by L.P. Hugo (16:40) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a fully illustrated booklet featuring essays from Kate Ince, Isabel Stevens, Roberto Cueto Llera, Raymond Durgnat, Kevin Jackson and Michael Brooke.
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Extras:"Cinema of our Time: Georges Franju, Visionary" 1997 documentary extract (10:50, in French with burned-in English subtitles)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Blood of the Beasts (Le Sang des bêtes)" 1949 documentary about Paris slaughterhouses (22:07)
"Franju on the Film" excerpts from Franju's appearance on "Cinéastes de notre temps" (2:56)
"Le Fantastique" 1982 archival interview from the show "Ciné parade" with Franju on the horror genre, cinema, and the making of "Blood of the Beasts" (5:29)
"Les grands-pères du crime" excerpts from a 1985 documentary about "Eyes Without a Face" writers Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac (7:09)
Theatrical Trailer (3:45)
Bonus Trailers:
- "The Innocents"
- "Nosferatu the Vampyre"
- "The Survivor"
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
R1, R2 UK, and R4 for the additional extra features. Note the R1 also has a booklet and a couple of galleries.
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CUTS:
- R0 Limited Edition Germany- Eyecatcher Movies - No cuts (86:20 PAL)
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (90:27 NTSC)
- R2 France- Rene Chateau Video - No cuts.
- R2 Germany- Concorde - Yes, a 75 second sequence is missing from the French version (85:10 PAL), and the German cinema version (81:15 PAL) is also included.
- R2 Germany- Donau Film - No cuts (86:28 PAL)
- R2 Limited Edition Collection Germany- Wicked-Vision - No cuts (86:28 PAL)
- R2 Scandinavia- Atlantic Film - No cuts (86:28 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (86:28 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Second Sight - No cuts (86:28 PAL).
- R4 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts (90:22 PAL)
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 14/10/04
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 01/05/22UPDATE LOG:
07/03/11 : Added R4.
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27/01/13 : Addition of R0 and R2 German edition and DVDBeaver link.
20/03/13 : Addition of R2 Scandinavian edition.
17/07/15 : Added BFI.
24/07/17 : Added Caps-a-Holic link.
01/05/22 : Dates, tagline, German editions.
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