Diabolique
A meek schoolmistress joins forces with her husband’s brazen lover to kill his cruel headmaster, but when the body disappears they become trapped in a nightmarish battle of wits that threatens their sanity.
“See it, be amazed at it, but...BE QUIET ABOUT IT!”
Synopsis
Michel Delassalle, the cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, is murdered by an unlikely pair—his timid wife and his openly flaunted mistress. After Delassalle's body vanishes under mysterious circumstances, the two women experience a series of strange events that drive them further into psychological instability.
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Principal cast & crew: 35
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Edited by Madeleine GugShot by Armand ThirardScored by Georges Van Parys
Also known as
- Die Teuflischende
- Diaboliqueen
- I diaboliciit
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Cast & Crew
35 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Simone Signoret
as Nicole Horner
Vera Clouzot
as Christina Delassalle
Paul Meurisse
as Michel Delassalle
Charles Vanel
as Alfred Fichet - le commissaire
Jean Brochard
as Plantiveau - le concierge
Therese Dorny
as Madame Herboux
Pierre Larquey
as Mr. Drain
Michel Serrault
as Monsieur Raymond - le surveillant
Georges Chamarat
as Le docteur Loisy
Yves Marie Maurin
as Moinet
Robert Dalban
as Le garagiste
Georges Poujouly
as Soudieu
Supporting cast
16Camille Guerini
as Le photographe
Noel Roquevert
as Mr. Herboux
Jean Lefebvre
as Robert
Madeleine Suffel
as Counter Clerk
Jean Temerson
as Hotel Janitor
Jacques Hilling
as Morgue Receptionist
Jacques Varennes
as Dr. Bridoux
Henri Humbert
as Patard (uncredited)
Michel Dumur
as Ritberger (uncredited)
Jean Pierre Bonnefous
as Gascuel (uncredited)
Johnny Hallyday
as Student (uncredited)
Jimmy Urbain
as Student (uncredited)
Henri Coutet
as Employee of the Morgue (uncredited)
Christian Brocard
as Man in the Morgue (uncredited)
Jean Clarieux
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Zappy Max
as Radio Game-show Host (voice) (uncredited)
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4Producers
1Other crew
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