The Borrowed Face
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It is the 1930s. Physician Bartos devotedly attends poor patients in the city suburbs, at the same time researching the possibilities of regeneration of human tissues after transplantation. His former colleague Rosen, now working as an assistant at the private clinic of surgeon Kirchenbruch, considers the research a mere utopia. The disappointed Bartos, trying to verify his theories, therefore accepts the outrageous proposal of Marion, owner of a brothel - to surgically replace the face of her lover, the wanted thief Cutter, with the face of murdered Father Hopsasa. Bartos is well paid but his successful operation remains a secret.
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Cast
52 people
Vlastimil Brodský
Dr. Bartoš
Known for
When the Cat Comes
Closely Watched Trains
Fred Delmare
Urban Kráječ
Also in
In All Friendship
Zur See
Jan Procházka
Karel Lier
Pavel Hobl
Also in
The Great Unknown
Do You Keep a Lion at Home?
František Filipovský
páter Hopsasa
Known for
The Adventures of the Mole
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
Josef Nesvadba
Josef Dobřichovský
Marie Vášová
Marion
Also in
The Emperor and the Golem
The Strike
Jana Břežková
Also in
Ferat Vampire
The Visitors
Luboš Fišer
Martin Růžek
profesor Kirchenbruch
Known for
Happy End
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Pavel Hobl Director · Josef Nesvadba Screenplay Luboš Fišer Composer
First release January 1, 1965 · Produced in XC · Production Barrandov Studios
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Barrandov Studios
Production
XC
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Original title
Ztracená tvář
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Italy · January 1, 1965
Trieste International Science Fiction Film Festival
XC · December 24, 1965
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No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
December 1, 1965
Slovakia
December 24, 1965
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