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Diabolique (1955)
Les Diaboliques
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's suspense masterpiece features a wife and a mistress plotting to murder a boarding school principal, layering their intensely close, secretive alliance with dark sáfic subtext.
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
Noël Roquevert Mr. Herboux
Jean Lefebvre Robert
Robert Dalban Garage Owner
Georges Chamarat Dr. Loisy
Madeleine Suffel Counter Clerk
Jean Témerson Hotel Janitor
Jacques Hilling Morgue Receptionist
Camille Guérini Photographer
Jacques Varennes Dr. Bridoux
Henri Humbert Patard (uncredited)