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The Naked Face

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

User Score36 votes
53%5.3/10
Release1984
Runtime1H 43M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased

Synopsis

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.

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Director

Bryan Forbes

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Certification

R

Keywords

detectivehit-and-runmurderpatientpsychiatristdead womanwidowergood cop bad cop

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CinemaSerf6/10

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.

Jun 8, 2023

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Countries:United States of America
Production:The Cannon GroupGolan-Globus Productions