Les Diaboliques
See it, be amazed at it, but...BE QUIET ABOUT IT!
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.
Diabolique (1955) is a thriller and mystery film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, released on January 29, 1955 with a runtime of 1h 58m. It stars Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse and Charles Vanel. Viewers rate it 7.9 out of 10 across 1,130 ratings.
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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
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, written by Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac and Henri-Georges Clouzot, produced by Henri-Georges Clouzot and Georges Lourau.
Average viewer score of 7.9/10 from 1,130 ratings.
I have only seen but two of Clouzot's films (this and the equally brilliant 'The Wages of Fear'), but I understand immediately what connoisseurs mean when they say he's the French Alfred Hitchcock. He has an innate and unbelievably vivid and accurate take on human nature. I can't wait to check out the rest of his oeuvre.
Reviewed on August 10, 2016
The keys in the pool, the husband in the morgue! You dream too much about water in this house! Headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delaselle (Paul Meurisse) is a brooding bully of a man, one day his wife and mistress decide enough is enough and plot to kill him, trouble is that once they murder him, his body disappears and reported sightings of him are adding to the ladies' paranoia. Thus is the setting for…
Reviewed on February 8, 2017
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Diabolique (1955) is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max and Artify, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home and Artify. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Diabolique (1955) includes Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel and Jean Brochard. The film was directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Diabolique was released on January 29, 1955 and runs for 1h 58m.
Diabolique (1955) holds an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from 1,130 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy thriller and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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