The Naked Face

Watch: The Naked Face

6/1/19841h 43m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Somebody wants him dead for a secret he doesn't have! ~

Overview:

Chicago psychiatrist Judd Stevens is suspected of murdering one of his patients when the man turns up stabbed to death in the middle of the city. After repeated attempts to convince the cops of his innocence, Dr. Stevens is forced to go after the real villains himself.

Director:

Bryan Forbes

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

detective
hit-and-run
murder
patient
psychiatrist
dead woman
widower
good cop bad cop

Cast

Roger Moore

~ as ~

Dr. Judd Stevens

Rod Steiger

~ as ~

Lieutenant McGreary

Elliott Gould

~ as ~

Det. Angeli

Art Carney

~ as ~

Morgens

Anne Archer

~ as ~

Ann Blake

David Hedison

~ as ~

Dr. Peter Hadley

Deanna Dunagan

~ as ~

Mrs. Hadley

Ron Parady

~ as ~

Cortini

Dick Sollenberger

~ as ~

Capt. Bertelli

James Spinks

~ as ~

Prison Supervisor

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
Roger Moore ("Dr. Stevens") is quite effective in this murder-mystery as an eminent psychiatrist who finds himself at the centre of a police investigation into the killing of his assistant and of one of his patients. Desperate to prove his innocence to police lieutenant "McGreavy" (Rod Steiger) and his sidekick "Angeli" (Elliott Gould), he must work out what exactly is going on. Is he the real target? Why? Who? Despite the efforts of a good cast, the writing is a bit lacklustre and it's fairly easy to spot who's pulling the strings - or, at least, who is helping the puppet master fairly early on, thereby robbing the plot of much jeopardy. As to the "why" element of the story, that proves to be really quite contrived, and in best Agatha Christie traditions there are too many new elements introduced near the end for us to have much of a go at playing detective ourselves on that front. It is entertaining to see these old pros on screen together, and that raises the standard somewhat - but basically, it's just a rather light-weight gangster film that you'll forget very quickly.