Faces of Death II
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Faces of Death II

WHEN MAKE BELIEVE IS JUST NOT ENOUGH!

4.0 / 10 1981 1h 19mNR English
DocumentaryHorror

Storyline

A face-to-face confrontation with Guerrilla death squads in El Salvador, napalm bombings in Vietnam, the drugging of a monkey, a dolphin slaughter, a train disaster in India, Cambodian lepers, a death museum, a driver high on PCP and a boxer going down for his “final” count.

Cast & Crew

Michael Carr

Michael Carr

Dr. Frances B. Gröss

Lead
John Alan Schwartz

John Alan Schwartz

Wounded Drug Store Criminal (uncredited)

JB

James Brady

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

MC

Mickey Crowe

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

TK

Thomas K. Delahanty

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Hinckley Jr.

John Hinckley Jr.

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

TJ

Timothy J. McCarthy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Alan Schwartz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Faces of Death II is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker