Diabolique

Diabolique (1955)

12A
19/04/1955 (GB)
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
1h 57m

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

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.

  • Henri-Georges ClouzotDirector, Writer
  • Jérôme GéronimiWriter
  • Original Title

    Les Diaboliques

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    French

Keywords

  • wife
  • female lover
  • morgue
  • swimming pool
  • teacher
  • plan gone wrong
  • mistress
  • french noir
  • boys' boarding school
  • headmaster
  • philanderer
  • mischievous children
  • missing body
  • abusive husband
  • abused wife
  • wicker trunk
  • frightened woman

Top Billed Cast

Véra Clouzot

Véra Clouzot

Christina Delassalle

Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

Nicole Horner

Paul Meurisse

Paul Meurisse

Michel Delassalle

Charles Vanel

Charles Vanel

Police Inspector Alfred Fichet

Jean Brochard

Jean Brochard

Plantiveau

Pierre Larquey

Pierre Larquey

Mr. Drain

Michel Serrault

Michel Serrault

Mr. Raymond

Yves-Marie Maurin

Yves-Marie Maurin

Moinet

Georges Poujouly

Georges Poujouly

Soudieu

Thérèse Dorny

Thérèse Dorny

Mrs. Herboux

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