Reviews and Criticism of Vietnam War Theatrical and Television

From: Reviews and Criticism of Vietnam War Theatrical and Television Dramas
(http://www.lasalle.edu/library/vietnam/FilmIndex/home.htm)
compiled by John K. McAskill, La Salle University ([email protected])
P7260 PREDATEURS DE LA NUIT (FRANCE, 1988)
(Other titles: Faceless)
Credits: director, Jesus Franco ; writers, Fred Castle, Michel Lebrun, Jean Mazarin,
PierreRipert.
Cast: Helmut Berger, Brigitte Lahaie, Chris Mitchum, Telly Savales.
Summary: Horror film set in contemporary Paris. Dr. Flamand (Berger), a brilliant
French plastic surgeon, resorts to the kidnapping of young women in order
to graft a new face for his sister who was disfigured when a woman he
scarred attempted to throw acid at him. Flamand is assisted by an ex-Nazi
doctor (Diffring) in the grafting operations. Meanwhile, a New York
businessman (Savalas) hires private eye and Vietnam vet Sam Morgan
(Mitchum) to find his missing daughter (Munro), a Paris model who has been
kidnapped by Flamand.
Borger, Lenny (Len). “Les predateurs de la nuit” Variety 331 (Jul 13, 1988), p. 16.
[Predateurs de la nuit] Film francais n.2196 (Jun 1988), p. 19.
[Predateurs de la nuit] Positif n.331 (Sep 1988), p. 77.
Weldon, Michael. The psychotronic video guide New York : St. Martin’s Griffin,
1996. (p. 195)
Zimmer, Jacques. “Les predateurs de la nuit” Revue du cinema hors ser. 35 (1988), p.
87.
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