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Reviews for The Face Behind the Mask

6.3 / 10 1h 9min

Crime Drama Horror

In this low-budget thriller, Peter Lorre plays Janos Szabo, an immigrant from Hungary who is a skilled craftsman. After he's caught in a fire, his face is horribly scarred; his terrifying appearance makes it impossible for him to get a job. With nowhere else to turn, Janos begins working for the criminal underworld. Janos begins having second thoughts about his life of crime when he falls in love.

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NighttimeNightingale's Movie review

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Review by NighttimeNightingale

This is the face... The face of lost hope and shattered dreams

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Review by user3525qtdl75f

wonderful film, even if Peter Lorre hated it

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Review by user607mtdgp84m

A short, inexpensively made "B" movie that is pure gold.

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Review by user52nigq3afx

The face behind the mask, it's mutated, hideous, a horrible nightmare. Out of which I can never awake.

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Review by user578hx50uhtf

For a low-budget film, it really delivers

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Review by user568xa1r5dni

A Classic from the Golden Age of B Movies

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Review by user243firle9yu

"Mr. Policeman, I'm gangstered!"

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Review by user878pf3ih7xh

Interesting Blend of Genres, but Falls a Bit Short

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Review by SunlitSeahorse

An immigrant is the victim of circumstance.

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Review by user671gyo5tbui

One Of Peter Lorre's Best Films

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Review by user316hfi3974e

Embryonic Film-Noir & B-Movie ClassicFlorey & Lorre Deliver

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Review by ThunderousTiger

First seen on Pittsburgh's Chiller Theater in 1966