Directed by George Franju, 1959, 1h30, Horror

Professor Genessier has a car accident with his daughter, who is disfigured in the process.  Genessier keeps his daughter from the world, but, consumed by guilt, throws himself to researching skin grafting.  In his laboratory, he begins to practice sadistic experiments on living girls who he kidnaps for the sake of giving his daughter a new face.