Diabolique (1955)
- 8.0
- 1h 57min
- Horror, Thriller, Drama, Crime, Mystery
- 1955-11-21 (USA)
Storyline
The wife and mistress of a sadistic boarding school headmaster plot to kill him. They drown him in the bathtub and dump the body in the school's filthy swimming pool... but when the pool is drained, the body has disappeared - and subsequent reported sightings of the headmaster slowly drive his 'killers' (and the audience) up the wall with almost unbearable suspense...
Plot Keywords
drowning in a bathtub, boarding school, surprise ending, murder, teacher, heart attack, conspiracy, mistress, swimming pool, f rated, boys' school, psychotronic film, murder plot, infidelity, based on novel, extramarital affair, private detective, husband wife relationship, preparatory school, dead woman with eyes open
Short Review
Superbly acted, Les diaboliques is as effective a thriller as Hitchcock's film, if lacking the depth and resonance.
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