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Synopsis
The greatest film that Alfred Hitchcock never made, Henri-Georges Clouzot's Diabolique is set in a provincial boarding school run by headmaster Michel Delasalle (Paul Meurisse). A ruthless lothario, he becomes the target of a murder plot concocted by his long-suffering invalid wife Christina (Vera Clouzot, the director's own spouse) and his latest mistress, an icy teacher played by Simone Signoret. A dark, dank thriller with a much-imitated "shock" ending, Diabolique is a masterpiece of Grand Guignol suspense. The simple murder plot goes haywire, and Michel's corpse disappears, prompting strange rumors of his reappearance which grow more and more substantial as the film careens wildly towards its breathless conclusion. Later remade as a greatly inferior 1996 Hollywood feature with Sharon Stone and Isabelle Adjani. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide

Cast

Jean Brochard Plantiveau
Véra Clouzot Christina Delasalle
Pierre Larquey Drain
Paul Meurisse Michel Delasalle
Noël Roquevert Herboux
Michel Serrault Raymond
Simone Signoret Nicole Horner
Charles Vanel Inspector Fichet

Production Crew

Léon Barsacq Art Director
Pierre Boileau Book Author
Thomas Narcejac Book Author
Armand Thirard Cinematographer
Georges Van Parys Composer (Music Score)
Henri-Georges Clouzot Director
Madeleine Gug Editor
Henri-Georges Clouzot Producer
Frederic Grendel Screenwriter
Henri-Georges Clouzot Screenwriter
Jerome Geronimi Screenwriter
René Masson Screenwriter
Year: 1954
Runtime: 107
Country: France
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Thriller

Produced by
Cinedis
Filmsonor Productions

Awards
1954 - Prix Louis-Delluc - French Film Critics Circle
1955 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review
1955 - Best Foreign Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1955 - Best Foreign Film - New York Film Critics Circle