Faces in the Dark
Faces in the Dark is a 1960 British thriller film directed by David Eady and starring John Gregson, Mai Zetterling and John Ireland.[1] The film is based on the 1952 novel Les Visages de l'ombre by Boileau-Narcejac.
| Faces in the Dark | |
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| Directed by | David Eady |
| Produced by | Jon Penington |
| Screenplay by | Ephraim Kogan John Tully |
| Based on | Les Visages de l'ombre by Boileau-Narcejac |
| Starring | John Gregson Mai Zetterling John Ireland Michael Denison |
| Music by | Mikis Theodorakis |
| Cinematography | Ken Hodges |
| Edited by | Oswald Hafenrichter |
Production company | Penington Eady Productions |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors |
Release date | 22 November 1960 |
Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was shot at Shepperton Studios with sets designed by the art director Anthony Masters.
Plot
Richard Hammond, an aggressive and ambitious business mogul inventor, with little or no time for his wife, friends or family, is blinded in an explosive accident, on the same day his long-suffering wife had planned to leave him. He becomes convinced that he is going mad, but it soon becomes apparent this is a deliberate attempt by someone else. A devious woman, the inventor's wife, is plotting with her lover in an attempt to make her husband think he's going insane, in the hopes he will take his own life and leave them free to pursue their illicit affair in peace.[2]
Cast
- John Gregson as Richard Hammond
- Mai Zetterling as Christiane Hammond
- John Ireland as Max Hammond
- Michael Denison as David Merton
- Tony Wright as Clem
- Nanette Newman as Janet
- Valerie Taylor as Miss Hopkins
- Roland Bartrop as French Doctor
References
- http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/32714
- The Times, The Gaiety That Was Greece, 21 November 1960