Main Cast: Roger Moore, Rod Steiger, Elliott Gould, Art Carney, Anne Archer
Release Year: 1984
Country: US
Run Time: 105 minutes
Plot
In this fast-paced, often complex murder mystery, a psychiatrist's patient and later his secretary are killed, yet the police seem unable to come up with any answers so the doc takes matters into his own hands. Roger Moore is Dr. Judd Stevens, a rather meek Chicago psychiatrist whose patient is killed while wearing a jacket borrowed from Stevens. After Stevens' secretary is brutally slain, Lieutenant McGreavy (Rod Steiger) is certain that Stevens is guilty and is ready to prove it, but when his vendetta gets too obvious, he is taken off the case. That leaves his partner Angeli (Elliott Gould), a much more sympathetic cop, to continue on with the investigation. Even then, the killings continue, so Stevens gives up on the police and goes for help to a wacky P.I. (Art Carney) who lives surrounded by clocks and at first seems like a hopeless nitwit. As Stevens continues in his pursuit of the killers, life is complicated by a Mafia bride who seeks his professional help and clues that lead increasingly to the Mafia and cops on the take. The acting may be a bit uneven, and Moore might have fared better if allowed a little Bond action, but the movie is engaging enough to maintain interest throughout. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
David Hedison - Dr. Hadley; Deanna Dunagan - Mrs. Hadley; Ron Parady - Cortini; Dick Sollenberger - Capt. Bertelli; James Spinks; Phillip Borsos - Frank
Credit
Rony Yacov - Associate Producer, Jay Hurley - Costume Designer, Sandra Davidson - Costume Designer, Bryan Forbes - Director, Philip Shaw - Editor, Michael J. Lewis - Composer (Music Score), William Fosser - Production Designer, David Gurfinkel - Cinematographer, Yoram Globus - Producer, Menahem Golan - Producer, Bryan Forbes - Screenwriter, Sidney Sheldon - Book Author
The Naked Face is a 1984 film written and directed by Bryan Forbes, based on the book by Sidney Sheldon. The film was nominated for "Best Film" at Mystfest, a film festival.[1]
Judd Stevens is a psychoanalyst faced with the most critical case of his life. If he does not penetrate the mind of a murderer he will find himself arrested for murder or murdered himself. Two people closely involved with Dr. Stevens have already been killed. Before the murderer strikes again, Judd must strip away the mask of innocence the criminal wears, uncover his inner emotions, fears, and desires-expose the naked face beneath.
