Diabolique (1955)
Original title: Les Diaboliques
Diabolique is a 1955 French-language thriller movie directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, with a running time of 1h 58m. It stars Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret and Paul Meurisse.
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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Cast
- 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
- Georges Poujouly as Soudieu
- Thérèse Dorny as Mrs. Herboux
- Noël Roquevert as Mr. Herboux
- Jean Lefebvre as Robert