Les Diaboliques

The Resource Les Diaboliques
Label
Les Diaboliques
Statement of responsibility
Janus Films ; [presented by] Filmsonor Société Anonyme ; produit et dirigé par H.G. Clouzot ; scénario et dialogues de H.G. Clouzot et Jérome Geronimi ; avec la collaboration de René Masson et Frédéric Grendel ; distribué en France par Cinédis
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  • Devils
  • Diabolique
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  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • fre
Summary
Suspense classic that influenced the 1960 movie, Psycho, by Alfred Hitchcock. Tells the story of a sadistic headmaster of a Parisian boarding school who is murdered by his wife and mistress, whom he has mistreated. The women dump his body in a swimming pool. When the pool is drained, the body has disappeared. Then come reports of sightings, terrifying his killers
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Cataloging source
WAU
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Armand Thirard ; editing, Madeleine Gug ; music, Georges van Parys ; DVD producer, Johanna Schiller
Dewey number
791.43/72
Language note
In French with optional English subtitles
LC call number
  • PN1995.9.F67
  • PN1997
LC item number
  • D53 2011
  • .D53 2011
PerformerNote
Simone Signoret, Vera Clouzot, Charles Vanel, Paul Meurisse, Jean Brochard, Thérèse Dorny, Michel Serrault, Noël Roquevert, Pierre Larquey
Runtime
117
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
35
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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