Diabolique

Diabolique (1955)

12A19 April 1955 (GB)Horror, Thriller, Mystery1 hour and 57 minutes
79%
User score

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

Description

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 Clouzot
Director, Writer
Frédéric Grendel
Script Consultant
Thomas Narcejac
Novel
René Masson
Script Consultant
Pierre Boileau
Novel
Jérôme Géronimi
Writer

Actors

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
Noël Roquevert
Noël Roquevert
Mr. Herboux
Jean Lefebvre
Jean Lefebvre
Robert
Robert Dalban
Robert Dalban
Garage Owner
Georges Chamarat
Georges Chamarat
Dr. Loisy
Madeleine Suffel
Madeleine Suffel
Counter Clerk
Jean Témerson
Jean Témerson
Hotel Janitor
Jacques Hilling
Jacques Hilling
Morgue Receptionist
Camille Guérini
Camille Guérini
Photographer
Jacques Varennes
Jacques Varennes
Dr. Bridoux
Henri Humbert
Henri Humbert
Patard (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original language

French

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
wifefemale lovermorgueswimming poolgay interestteacherplan gone wrongmistressbitingfrench noirboys' boarding schoolheadmasterphilanderermischievous childrenmissing bodyabusive husbandabused wifewicker trunkfrightened woman