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.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Jean Brochard
Directed & Produced by: Henri-Georges Clouzot, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi, Armand Thirard
Release date: 1/29/1955
Running time: 117 minutes
IMDb Rating: 7.9/10 by 456 users