The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.
- Awards
- 5 wins
Véra Clouzot
- Christina Delassalle
- (as Vera Clouzot)
Camille Guérini
- Le photographe
- (as Camille Guerini)
Jean Témerson
- Le garçon d'hôtel
- (as Jean Temerson)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter director Henri-Georges Clouzot bought the film rights to the original novel, he reportedly beat Alfred Hitchcock by only a matter of hours.
- GoofsWhen Christina is watching the caretaker from her class as he inspects the swimming pool, she is calling out English irregular verbs for her pupils to recite the forms. As the caretaker turns to the pool, she calls out 'turn' and then as he looks in the water, she calls out 'find'. 'Turn' is not an irregular verb.
- Quotes
Plantiveau, le concierge: Watch out, ma'am. That's the deep part where you are.
Christina Delassalle: There is no danger. I can swim.
Plantiveau, le concierge: That don't mean a thing. It's always the ones who know how that get drowned. The ones who can't, don't go near the pool.
- Crazy creditsThe movie ends with a text screen commenting on what the viewer has witnessed, and a request not to spoil the ending for those who are planning to see the movie.
- Alternate versionsUSA release in 1955 ran 107 minutes rather than 116 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: What's Wrong with Home Video (1988)
Featured review
The wife and the mistress of a headmaster pool their resources to scotch his wicked antics, pull the plug on his mathematics, but the corpse does a runner and tensions arise, as events unfold with increasing surprise, a basket case, a zombie face, a cracking French facade, what a spectacularly original and engrossing film to devise!
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
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- Also known as
- The Devils
- Filming locations
- Château de L'Étang-la-Ville, 8 Rue de Fonton, L'Étang-la-Ville, Yvelines, France(doubling for the Delasalle private school)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $12,498
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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