London and Liverpool. Freda and Kinski did not get along on set, with Freda referring to him as "the Crown Prince of Assholes" and eventually proceeding to shoot the film with a Kinski double he found on the set of a Federico Fellini film. When Kinski found out about this, he put aside his differences and continued working on the film. Release Double Face was released in West Germany on 4 July 1969 under the title of Das Gesicht im Dunkeln ( The Face in the Dark) with an 80 minute runtime. It was distributed in West Germany by Constantin Film GmbH. It was released theatrically in Italy as A doppia faccia on 26 July 1969 where it was distributed by Panta with a 90 minute runtime. The film grossed 175,626,000 Italian lire domestically in Italy. It was released later in France as Liz et Helen () and also with added adult scenes involving actress Alice Arno as Chaleur et Jouissance (). It was released in the United States as Puzzle of Horrors. Reception Film critic Marco Giusti writes that Kinski "is mad, hysterical, but dominates the film", remembers the nice intrigue around Kinski's character, and praises the lesbian scenes. References Footnotes Sources External links 1969 films 1969 thriller films West German films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Riccardo Freda German thriller films Italian thriller films Films produced by Horst Wendlandt Films based on works by Edgar Wallace Reboot films Films set in London Films shot in London Constantin Film films Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Films scored by Nora Orlandi 1960s Italian films 1960s German films