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Les Diaboliques

1955 · NR · 1h 58m · French

See it, be amazed at it, but...BE QUIET ABOUT IT!

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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Release

In theaters: November 21, 1955

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Genres

mysteryhorrorthriller

Tags

Tone

psychologicalbleakslow-burntwistdread

Region

internationalfrench

Content Warnings

domestic-violence

Directed by

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Written by

Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi

Cinematography

Armand Thirard

Music

Georges Van Parys

Starring

Véra Clouzot as Christina Delassalle · Simone Signoret as Nicole Horner · Paul Meurisse as Michel Delassalle · Charles Vanel as Police Inspector Alfred Fichet · Jean Brochard as Plantiveau · Pierre Larquey as Mr. Drain · Michel Serrault as Mr. Raymond · Yves-Marie Maurin as Moinet