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Diabolique(1955)
Status: Released
Date: 1955-01-29
79%
1045 Votes
Time: 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.
Languages: English, French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies:
Véra Films
Filmsonor
Movie: Diabolique
Top 10 Billed Cast
Véra Clouzot
Christina Delassalle
Simone Signoret
Nicole Horner
Paul Meurisse
Michel Delassalle
Charles Vanel
Police Inspector Alfred Fichet
Jean Brochard
Plantiveau
Pierre Larquey
Mr. Drain
Michel Serrault
Mr. Raymond
Yves-Marie Maurin
Moinet
Georges Poujouly
Soudieu
Thérèse Dorny
Mrs. Herboux
Video Trailer Diabolique
Video: DIABOLIQUE Trailer (1955) - The Criterion Collection
DIABOLIQUE Trailer (1955) - The Criterion Collection
John Badham on DIABOLIQUE
Three Reasons: Diabolique - The Criterion Collection
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