Diabolique (1955)
Diabolique (1955)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Véra Clouzot
Christina Delassalle
Simone Signoret
Nicole Horner
Paul Meurisse
Michel Delassalle
Charles Vanel
Police Inspector Alfred Fichet
Jean Brochard
Plantiveau
Pierre Larquey
Mr. Drain
Michel Serrault
Mr. Raymond
Yves-Marie Maurin
Moinet
Georges Poujouly
Soudieu
Thérèse Dorny
Mrs. Herboux
Noël Roquevert
Mr. Herboux
Jean Lefebvre
Robert
Robert Dalban
Garage Owner
Georges Chamarat
Dr. Loisy
Madeleine Suffel
Counter Clerk
Jean Témerson
Hotel Janitor
Jacques Hilling
Morgue Receptionist
Camille Guérini
Photographer
Jacques Varennes
Dr. Bridoux
Henri Humbert
Patard (uncredited)
Michel Dumur
Ritberger (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Bonnefous
Gascuel (uncredited)
Johnny Hallyday
Student (uncredited)
Jimmy Urbain
Student (uncredited)
Henri Coutet
Employee of the Morgue (uncredited)
Christian Brocard
Man in the Morgue (uncredited)
Jean Clarieux
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Zappy Max
Radio Game-show Host (voice) (uncredited)
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Director / Producer / Writer
Georges van Parys
Original Music Composer
Armand Thirard
Director of Photography
Madeleine Gug
Editor
Léon Barsacq
Art Direction
William Robert Sivel
Sound Designer
Jeanne Witta
Script Supervisor
Robert Juillard
Camera Operator
Jean Lallier
Camera Operator
Louis Née
Camera Operator
Jacques Robin
Camera Operator
Georges Lourau
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 29, 1955
Original NameLes Diaboliques
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsParis, France
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This Movie Is About.
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Les Diaboliques (French: [le djabɔlik], released as Diabolique in the United States and variously translated as The Devils or The Fiends) is a 1955 French psychological horror thriller film co-written and directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse and Charles Vanel. It is based on the 1952 novel She Who Was No More (Celle qui n'était plus) by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac.
The story blends elements of thriller and horror, with the plot focusing on a woman and her husband's mistress who conspire to murder the man. It was the 10th highest-grossing film of the year in France, with a total of 3,674,380 admissions. The film also received the 1954 Louis Delluc Prize.
Clouzot, after finishing The Wages of Fear (1953), optioned the screenplay rights, preventing Alfred Hitchcock from making the film. The film helped inspire Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). Robert Bloch, the author of the novel Psycho, stated in an interview that his all-time favorite horror film was Les Diaboliques.