The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle's corpse mysteriously disappears.
Cast
Véra Clouzot
Christina Delassalle
Simone Signoret
Nicole Horner
Paul Meurisse
Michel Delassalle
Charles Vanel
Police Inspector Alfred Fichet
Jean Brochard
Plantiveau
Pierre Larquey
Mr. Drain
Michel Serrault
Mr. Raymond
Yves-Marie Maurin
Moinet
Georges Poujouly
Soudieu
Thérèse Dorny
Mrs. Herboux
Noël Roquevert
Mr. Herboux
Jean Lefebvre
Robert
Robert Dalban
Garage Owner
Georges Chamarat
Dr. Loisy
Madeleine Suffel
Counter Clerk
Jean Témerson
Hotel Janitor
Jacques Hilling
Morgue Receptionist
Camille Guérini
Photographer
Jacques Varennes
Dr. Bridoux
Henri Humbert
Patard (uncredited)
Michel Dumur
Ritberger (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Bonnefous
Gascuel (uncredited)
Johnny Hallyday
Student (uncredited)
Jimmy Urbain
Student (uncredited)
Henri Coutet
Employee of the Morgue (uncredited)
Christian Brocard
Man in the Morgue (uncredited)
Jean Clarieux
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Zappy Max
Radio Game-show Host (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Director, Writer, Producer
Jérôme Géronimi
Writer
Thomas Narcejac
Novel
Pierre Boileau
Novel
Madeleine Gug
Editor
Armand Thirard
Director of Photography
Michel Romanoff
Assistant Director
Georges Lourau
Producer
Jean Lallier
Camera Operator
Louis Née
Camera Operator
Robert Juillard
Camera Operator
Jacques Robin
Camera Operator
Daniel Diot
Assistant Camera
Jean Dicop
Assistant Camera
Carven
Costume Design
Simone Knapp
Hairstylist
Anatole Paris
Makeup Artist
William Robert Sivel
Sound Designer
Georges Van Parys
Original Music Composer
Léo Mirkine
Still Photographer
Robert Joffres
Still Photographer
Frédéric Grendel
Script Consultant
René Masson
Script Consultant
Jeanne Witta
Script Supervisor
Louis de Masure
Production Manager
Georges Testard
Unit Manager
Léon Barsacq
Art Direction
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