Les Diaboliques, 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
Type
Label
Les Diaboliques, 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
Language
fre
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Les Diaboliques
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
722856685
Responsibility statement
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
Runtime
117
Series statement
The Criterion collection, 35
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
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
DevilsDiabolique
Classification
Contributor
- Geronimi, Jérôme
- Grendel, Frédéric
- Thirard, Armand
- Larquey, Pierre, 1884-1962
- Signoret, Simone, 1921-1985
- Cinédis (Firm)
- Boileau-Narcejac
- Roquevert, Noël
- Meurisse, Paul, 1913-1979
- Clouzot, Vera, 1921-1960
- Gug, Madeleine, 1913-1971
- Filmsonor (Firm)
- Serrault, Michel, 1928-2007
- Janus Films
- Clouzot, H.-G., Henri-Georges
- Dorny, Thérèse, 1891-1976
- Masson, René, 1922-
- Vanel, Charles, 1892-1989
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Brochard, Jean, 1893-1972
- Parys, Georges van
- TF1 International (Firm)
Genre
Subject
- Horror films
- Boarding schools -- France -- Paris -- Drama
- Boileau-Narcejac -- Film adaptations
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama
- Foreign films
- Film adaptations
- French language films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- DVDs
- Feature films
- Detective and mystery films
- French language materials
- Motion pictures -- France
Content
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Director
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Is Based On
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- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor22
- Geronimi, Jérôme
- Grendel, Frédéric
- Thirard, Armand
- Larquey, Pierre, 1884-1962
- Signoret, Simone, 1921-1985
- Cinédis (Firm)
- Boileau-Narcejac
- Roquevert, Noël
- Meurisse, Paul, 1913-1979
- Clouzot, Vera, 1921-1960
- Gug, Madeleine, 1913-1971
- Filmsonor (Firm)
- Serrault, Michel, 1928-2007
- Janus Films
- Clouzot, H.-G., Henri-Georges
- Dorny, Thérèse, 1891-1976
- Masson, René, 1922-
- Vanel, Charles, 1892-1989
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Brochard, Jean, 1893-1972
- Parys, Georges van
- TF1 International (Firm)
- Genre10
- Subject15
- Horror films
- Boarding schools -- France -- Paris -- Drama
- Boileau-Narcejac -- Film adaptations
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama
- Foreign films
- Film adaptations
- French language films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- DVDs
- Feature films
- Detective and mystery films
- French language materials
- Motion pictures -- France
- Content1
- Actor9
- resource.cinematographer1
- Composer1
- Director1
- resource.filmeditor1
- Is Based On1
- Is Part Of1
- Producer1
- resource.screenwriter2
- Mapped to1