Summary
When a singer is horribly disfigured in a car accident, a scientist develops a treatment which can restore her beauty by injecting her with a special serum. While performing the procedure, however, he falls in love with her. As the treatment begins to fail, he determines to save her appearance, regardless of how many women he must kill for her sake.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 23GoodWatch 30
IMDb3.9
Audience score6%
Running time
1 h 47 min
Longer than most horror movies, +12 min on the typical 95
typical 95107Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 138 countries
+128Released
1960
August 16, 1960
66 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
Italian
Original language
Made in
Italy
France
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Anton Giulio Majano Director, Scenario Writer
Writing · 3
- Piero Monviso Story
- Alberto Bevilacqua Scenario Writer
- Gino De Santis Scenario Writer
Production · 1
- Mario Fava Producer
Camera · 1
- Aldo Giordani Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Gabriele Varriale Editor
Sound · 1
- Armando Trovajoli Original Music Composer
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