Mask of desire… hiding an inferno of hate!
Film Synopsis
Stolen Face (1952) follows a London plastic surgeon who becomes obsessed with a concert pianist after a brief romance ends when she leaves the country. When he later encounters a female criminal disfigured during a robbery, he performs surgery to remake her in the image of the woman he desires. This British crime drama blends psychological obsession, medical ethics, and noir tension while examining identity, control, and the dangers of idealized love.
Critical Perspective
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Fisher’s first (and still awkwardly directed) fantasy film tells of a plastic surgeon who remodels the scarred face of the ‘bad’ Mary to make her look like his love, Alice, about to be married to a friend. … Fisher returned to the Frankenstein theme of a surgeon who creates a duplicate of his loved one in Four Sided Triangle (1953).
Phil Hardy, The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Horror (The Overlook Press, 1994)
Stolen Face 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Hammer Films BD-ALL 4K/UK 2026 | Icon BD-B PAL/UK/OOP 2012 | VCI DVD-0/US 2006 | Simply DVD-2 PAL/UK/OOP 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Lucy Bolton and Cathy Lomax | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Paul Cornell and Lizbeth Myles | ||||
| A Distinctly British Phenomenon - With Alexandra Heller-Nicholas | ||||
| The World of Hammer Noir - Commentary by Richard M. Roberts | ||||
| Edith Head - Interview with Liz Tregenza on Costume Designer Edith Head | ||||
| Face/Off - Interview with Chris Alexander on Actress Lizabeth Scott | ||||
| HUAC Blacklist - Interview with Thomas Doherty | ||||
| Putty in His Hands - Audio Interview with Makeup Artist Phil Leakey (with Newly-Recorded Contributions from His Son Peter) | ||||
| Stills Gallery - With Score Tracks | ||||
| Biography: Actress Lizabeth Scott | ||||
| Biography: Director Terence Fisher | ||||
| “Danger List” |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Hammer Films’s 4K UHD includes a booklet with writing by Bruce G. Hallenbeck, Wayne Kinsey, Cathy Lomax, Sarah Morgan, Gayle Sequeira, and Neil Sinyard, and an interview with Actress Lizabeth Scott.
- Icon’s Blu-ray of The Mummy (1959) includes this film as an extra (SD PAL, 576i).
- VCI’s “Hammer Film Noir Double Feature, Vol. 2” DVD also includes Blackout (1954). It is also available in the “Hammer Film Noir Double Feature - Collector’s Set” box set. Trailers included: Bury Me Dead (1947), The Unholy Four (1954) and Portland Exposé (1957).
- Simply’s DVD includes a 24-page booklet with writing by Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby.
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Collector’s guide
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| Extras | The World of Hammer Noir - Commentary by Richard M. Roberts VCI DVD |
| Biography: Actress Lizabeth Scott VCI DVD | |
| Biography: Director Terence Fisher VCI DVD | |
| “Danger List” Simply DVD |