The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle's corpse mysteriously disappears.
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Diabolique
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Movie · Thriller · Mystery · NR
1955 · 1h 58m · ★ 93% (162K)
See it, be amazed at it, but...BE QUIET ABOUT IT!
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Starring: Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse
Overview
The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle's corpse mysteriously disappears.
Director
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Production
Véra Films, Filmsonor
Cast
Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Jean Brochard, Pierre Larquey, Michel Serrault, Yves-Marie Maurin, Georges Poujouly, Thérèse Dorny, Noël Roquevert, Jean Lefebvre, Robert Dalban, Georges Chamarat, Madeleine Suffel, Jean Témerson, Jacques Hilling, Camille Guérini, Jacques Varennes, Henri Humbert