Les diaboliques

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

Nov 21 1955 Not Rated 1h 57m
Crime, Drama, Horror

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

Christina Delassalle suffers greatly at the hands of her brutish husband Michel. She inherited the boys' boarding school they run but it's clearly Michel who is in charge. She and Nicole Horner, one of the teachers and Michel's former lover, decide to kill him. Christina, who has a serious condition, is terrified when, by chance, she meets a retired police inspector who decides to look into the case.

Written by

Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Henri-Georges Clouzot

Directed by

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Cast

Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse

Crew

View crew

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Filmsonor, Véra Films

Languages

Français, English

Awards

5 wins total

Trailers
DIABOLIQUE Trailer (1955) - The Criterion Collection
Featurettes
Three Reasons: Diabolique - The Criterion Collection
John Badham on DIABOLIQUE
Scores
# of Votes
71,203
Average Rating
8.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA