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Diabolique (1955)

Diabolique (1955)

Thriller Mystery

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

Release Date: 1955, January 29
Directors: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Countries: France
Production: Véra Films, Filmsonor
Cast: Simone Signoret, Jacques Hilling, Charles Vanel, Thérèse Dorny, Michel Serrault, Johnny Hallyday, Christian Brocard, Robert Dalban, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Jean Lefebvre, Zappy Max

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.

Keywords:

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