‘Eyes Without a Face’ 4K Joins The Criterion Collection

Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)

Georges Franju’s 1960 horror Eyes Without a Face arrives in a 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition from The Criterion Collection, featuring a new 4K digital restoration with an uncompressed monaural soundtrack. At a secluded château, a brilliant surgeon attempts radical procedures to restore his daughter’s face, with unforgettable performances from Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, and Edith Scob.

Eyes Without a Face (1960) - The Criterion Collection

Film Info

Country: France
Year: 1960
Runtime: 90 minutes
Black and White | 1.66:1 | French
Spine: #260

Special Features

4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition features:

  • New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Blood of the Beasts, Georges Franju’s 1949 documentary about the slaughterhouses of Paris
  • Archival interviews with Franju on the horror genre, cinema, and the making of Blood of the Beasts
  • Interview with actor Edith Scob
  • Excerpts from Les grand-pères du crime, a 1985 documentary about screenwriters Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac
  • Trailers
  • Plus: essays by novelist Patrick McGrath and film historian David Kalat

Release Date

The Criterion edition of Eyes Without a Face releases on October 14, 2025 and can be pre-ordered here.


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