Diabolique

1955 · directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot

Rating

86/100

Hit

yes

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), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, rates 86/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Véra Clouzot
• Simone Signoret
• Paul Meurisse
• Charles Vanel
• Jean Brochard
• Pierre Larquey
• Michel Serrault
• Yves-Marie Maurin
• Georges Poujouly
• Thérèse Dorny

Crew

• Armand Thirard — Director of Photography
• Madeleine Gug — Editor
• Georges Van Parys — Original Music Composer
• Henri-Georges Clouzot — Writer
• Jérôme Géronimi — Writer

More from Henri-Georges Clouzot

1. The Wages of Fear (1953) — 85/100 · hit
2. Le Corbeau (1943) — 85/100 · hit
3. Jenny Lamour (1947) — 83/100 · hit
4. The Mystery of Picasso (1956) — 80/100 · hit
5. The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942) — 76/100
6. The Truth (1960) — 72/100

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