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Quick Info

Rating

6.8/10

Release1941

Runtime1h 46m

StatusReleased

Budget$1,343,000

Revenue$1,907,000

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Movie

A Woman's Face

1941

1h 46m

6.8

Drama

Thriller

Synopsis

A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.

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