A surgeon discovers that he can restore the beauty to his girlfriend's scarred face by murdering other women and extracting fluids from their pituitary gland. However, the effects only last for a short time, so he has to kill more and more women. It is ultimately a killing spree which ends with considerable death and disaster.

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Cast

Peter Cushing

Sir John Rowan

Sue Lloyd

Lynn Nolan

Noel Trevarthen

Steve Harris

Kate O'Mara

Val Nolan

David Lodge

Groper

Anthony Booth

Mike Orme

Wendy Varnals

Terry

Billy Murray

Rik

Vanessa Howard

Kate

Alexandra Dane

Sandy

Valerie Van Ost

Girl in the Train

Shirley Stelfox

Girl at the Party