Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title: | Devils Title on disc label: Henri-Georges Clouzot's Diabolique Title on container and pamphlet: Diabolique
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Other uniform titles: | Signoret, Simone, 1921-1985
Clouzot, Vera, 1921-1960.
Meurisse, Paul, 1913-1979.
Vanel, Charles, 1892-1989.
Clouzot, H.-G. (Henri-Georges)
Geronimi, Jérôme.
Parys, Georges van.
Boileau-Narcejac. Celle qui n'était plus.
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Other authors / contributors: | Vera Film.
Filmsonor (Firm)
Janus Films.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
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ISBN: | 0780021940
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Notes: | Title on menu screen: Diabolique. Adapted from the novel: Celle qui n'etait plus / Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. DVD version of a 1955 motion picture. "A Janus Films release" Includes scene selection. Director of photography, Armand Thirard ; editor, Madeleine Gug ; music, Georges van Parys. Simone Signoret, Vera Clouzot, Charles Vanel, Paul Meurisse, Jean Brochard, Thérèse Dorny, Michel Serrault. DVD format. Digital mono, Dolby. In French with English subtitles.
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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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Publisher's no.: | DIA050 Criterion Collection
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