Diabolique

Diabolique

7.9IMDb Score
Released:1955-01-29
Duration:118 min
Country:France
Director:Henri-Georges Clouzot
Actors:Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Jean Brochard
Production:Véra Films, Filmsonor

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.

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