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The Awful Dr. Orloff (Gritos en la noche) (1962)

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Cult director Jesus Franco had his greatest popular success with this horrific variation on George Franju's classic Les Yeux sans Visage. Set in 1912, the film concerns the efforts of mad surgeon Dr. Orloff (Howard Vernon) to reconstruct the face of his disfigured daughter Melissa (Diana Lorys). Helped by a freakish assistant named Morpho (Ricardo Valle), Orlof kidnaps several women including Dany (Maria Silva), a cabaret singer whose forgotten necklace is the clue which leads dedicated

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense

Jesus Franco

Jul 4, 2000

Sigma III Corp.

Cast

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (3) | DVD (6)

Crude, but effective.

August 26, 2011 Full Review Source: Projection Booth | Comment
Projection Booth

'Awful' so easily could have been leaning towards it's somewhat dubious title but thankfully it's not

October 24, 2004 Full Review Source: Sex Gore Mutants | Comment
Sex Gore Mutants
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February 23, 2006
kingofthecorn
T C

HORRENDOUSLY BAD AND CAMPY, NOT EVEN BAD ENOUGH TO BE FUN. CHEAP LOOKING, VERY BADLY ACTED AND DIRECTED. AN HIDEOUS MESS.

October 24, 2005
jazza923
James Higgins

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