Diabolique

"Two women. One man. The combination can be murder."

Mar 22 1996 R 1h 47m
Drama, Horror, Mystery

The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed scheme to murder him. The plan goes well until the body, which has been strategically dumped, disappears. The psychological strain starts to weigh on the two women when a retired police investigator begins looking into the man's disappearance on a whim.

Plot

The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed attempt to murder him. The plan goes well until the body, which has been strategically dumped, disappears. The strain starts to tell on the two women as a retired police investigator who is looking into the disappearance on a whim begins to think that they know more than they are telling, and their mental state is not helped when their victim is seen, apparently alive and well by one of the pupils.

Written by

Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Henri-Georges Clouzot

Directed by

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Morgan Creek Productions, ABC Productions, Marvin Worth Productions

Languages

Italiano, English

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
15,866
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA