La femme infidèle

Nov 10 1969 R 1h 38m
Drama, Thriller

Insurance executive Charles suspects his wife Hélène of playing the field, so he has a private detective locate his wife's lover, author Victor Pegala.

Plot

Charles Desvallées has good reasons to believe that his wife is cheating on him and hires a P.D. in order to prove himself right. Once he knows the lover is writer Victor Pégala, he drives to his apartment, calmly presents himself as the husband, starts a conversation and then kills him cold-bloodedly. The police trace the wife but when she discovers by accident a picture that could incriminate her husband she decides to remain silent.

Written by

Claude Chabrol, Sauro Scavolini

Directed by

Claude Chabrol

Production Countries

France, Italy

Production Companies

Cinegai S.p.A.

Languages

Français

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
4,624
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA