Diabolique (1955)
Original Title: Les Diaboliques
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
7.9 (1,011 votes)
1h 57m
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.
Details
- Director
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Writer
- Jérôme Géronimi
- Original Language
- French
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Charles Vanel
Georges Poujouly
Jean Brochard
Michel Serrault
Paul Meurisse
Pierre Larquey
Simone Signoret
Thérèse Dorny
Véra Clouzot
Yves-Marie Maurin
Keywords
abused wife
abusive husband
boys' boarding school
criterion
female lover
french noir
frightened woman
headmaster
mischievous children
missing body
mistress
morgue
philanderer
plan gone wrong
swimming pool
teacher
wicker trunk
wife
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