Pierre Brasseur

Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.

This 1945 French drama was made during the Nazi occupation. Set among the Parisian theatre scene of the 1820s and '30s, it tells the story of a beautiful courtesan and the four men who love her in their own ways.