Diabolique

Year: 1955

Runtime: 117 mins

Language: French

Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot

HorrorThrillerMysteryThrillers and murder mysteriesIntense violence and sexual transgression

At a remote boarding school, cruel headmaster Michel Delassalle is killed by an unexpected partnership—his timid wife and the young lover he openly flaunts. After the murder, the pair are haunted by bizarre events, Delassalle’s body mysteriously vanishes, and tension escalates as they confront guilt and suspicion, driving the women toward paranoia and madness as hidden secrets unravel.

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