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Diabolique (1996)

R 107 min  -  Drama | Horror | Thriller  -   22 March 1996 (USA)
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The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed attempt to murder him... See full summary »

Writers:

Pierre Boileau (novel), Thomas Narcejac (novel), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sharon Stone ...
Isabelle Adjani ...
Chazz Palminteri ...
Kathy Bates ...
Spalding Gray ...
Simon Veatch
Shirley Knight ...
Edie Danziger
Allen Garfield ...
Leo Katzman
Adam Hann-Byrd ...
Erik Pretzer
Donal Logue ...
Video Photographer #1
Diana Bellamy ...
Ms. Vawze
Clea Lewis Clea Lewis ...
Lisa Campos
J.J. Abrams ...
Video Photographer #2 (as Jeffrey Abrams)
O'Neal Compton ...
Irv Danziger
Bingo O'Malley Bingo O'Malley ...
Gannon
Stephen Liska ...
PHP Officer
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Storyline

The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed attempt to murder him. The plan goes well until the body, which has been strategically dumped, disappears. The strain starts to tell on the two women as a retired police investigator who is looking into the disappearance on a whim begins to think that they know more than they are telling, and their mental state is not helped when their victim is seen, apparently alive and well by one of the pupils. Written by Mark Thompson <mrt@oasis.icl.co.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

School | Murder | Mistress | Guilt | Urination  | See more »

Taglines:

Two women. One man. The combination can be murder.

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller | Mystery

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/terror, sexuality and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish (some dialogue)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Az ördög háromszöge See more »

Filming Locations:

Harmony, Pennsylvania, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,524,055 (USA) (22 March 1996)

Gross:

$35,300,000 (Worldwide) (except USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

SDDS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Sharon Stone and the film's producer James G. Robinson fell out over her refusal to do a nude scene. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The lines of text on the computer monitor reach the bottom of the screen start scrolling. In the close-up, the text is just starting to be written again. See more »

Quotes

Nicole: Killing him is a good thing. Like planting a tree.
Mia: Maybe there is a God.
Nicole: What are you talking about?
Mia: I haven't believed fot so long... So when the pool was empty I thought: maybe there is a God. And He knows what we did. And He's coming for us.
Nicole: It's not God, Honey. That's a lady detective with one breast.
Mia: You're always laughing at me. So was Guy. He must be laughing now.
Nicole: I'm not laughing at you, Mia.
Mia: You are. A little. Inside. It's lonely without God, isn't it?
Nicole: It's just lonely... Period.
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Connections

References "Cagney & Lacey" (1981) See more »

Soundtracks

"In The Arms Of Love"
Written by Marco Marinageli and Frank P. Maddlone
Performed by Sherry Williams See more »