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21 November 1955 (USA)
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Tagline:
See it, be amazed at it, but... BE QUIET ABOUT IT! (original Finnish poster tagline) more
Plot:
The wife of a cruel headmaster and his mistress conspire to kill him, but after the murder is committed, his body disappears, and strange events begin to plague the two women. full summary | add synopsis
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Mistress
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Swimming Pool
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Bathtub
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3 wins
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(8 articles)
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno (Review)
(From SoundOnSight. 6 November 2009, 10:26 PM, PST)
Ciff 2009: The winners! And our reviews
(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 22 October 2009, 6:39 PM, PDT)
(From SoundOnSight. 6 November 2009, 10:26 PM, PST)
Ciff 2009: The winners! And our reviews
(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 22 October 2009, 6:39 PM, PDT)
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It does what a horror movie should do
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Simone Signoret | ... | Nicole Horner | |
| Véra Clouzot | ... | Christina Delassalle (as Vera Clouzot) | |
| Paul Meurisse | ... | Michel Delassalle | |
| Charles Vanel | ... | Alfred Fichet, le commissaire | |
| Jean Brochard | ... | Plantiveau, le concierge | |
| Pierre Larquey | ... | M.Drain, professeur | |
| Michel Serrault | ... | M. Raymond, le surveillant | |
| Thérèse Dorny | ... | Mme. Herboux | |
| Noël Roquevert | ... | M. Herboux | |
| Yves-Marie Maurin | ... | Moinet, une jeune Moynet | |
| Georges Poujouly | ... | Soudieu, un élève | |
| Georges Chamarat | ... | Dr. Loisy | |
| Jacques Varennes | ... | M. Bridoux, professeur | |
| Robert Dalban | ... | Le garagiste | |
| Jean Lefebvre | ... | Le soldat |
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114 min | UK:92 min | USA:116 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Finland:(Banned) (1966) |
Finland:K-18 (1968) |
Finland:K-18 (1956) |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:PG |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Unrated |
Norway:16 |
Italy:VM14 |
UK:X (original rating) (1955) |
UK:15 (re-rating) (1985)
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The film is based on Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac's novel "Celle qui n'était plus" (She Who Was No More). Alfred Hitchcock also attempted to buy the rights to this novel; Boileau and Narcejac subsequently wrote "D'Entre les Morts" (From Among the Dead) especially for Hitchcock, who filmed it as Vertigo (1958).
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Continuity: In the end when Michel kneels over the body you can see his wet footprint from a previous take.
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Quotes:
Christina Delassalle:
Don't you believe in Hell?
Nicole Horner: Not since I was seven.
Christina Delassalle: I do.
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Nicole Horner: Not since I was seven.
Christina Delassalle: I do.
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Version of Diabolique (1996)
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Scare the crap out of you!
I don't hand out many 10s. Some movies don't really require much thought or analysis. In the end all that matters is what happened to you when you first saw it.
I remember when I first saw this. Nothing scary at first, but the nastiness of the place and the people is effortlessly shown. And then the bad stuff starts to happen.
Ugliness...shock...suspense...shock...mystery...eeriness...awful shock.
I remember, though it must have been forty years ago, the climactic scenes with my neck hairs standing up, sweat on my face, clutching the theater armrests like I was in danger of falling, and finally realizing I was weeping- not tears of sadness, tears of helpless terror.
I envy anyone seeing this for the first time.