Thriller Mystery
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.
Directed by
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Written by
Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi
Jacques Varennes
Dr. Bridoux
Véra Clouzot
Christina Delassalle
Simone Signoret
Nicole Horner
Michel Serrault
Mr. Raymond
Georges Chamarat
Dr. Loisy
Jean Témerson
Hotel Janitor
Jacques Hilling
Morgue Receptionist
Johnny Hallyday
Student (uncredited)
Henri Coutet
Employee of the Morgue (uncredited)
Noël Roquevert
Mr. Herboux
Madeleine Suffel
Counter Clerk
Paul Meurisse
Michel Delassalle
Pierre Larquey
Mr. Drain
Thérèse Dorny
Mrs. Herboux
Michel Dumur
Ritberger (uncredited)
Jean Brochard
Plantiveau
Christian Brocard
Man in the Morgue (uncredited)
Jimmy Urbain
Student (uncredited)
Charles Vanel
Police Inspector Alfred Fichet
Camille Guérini
Photographer
Georges Poujouly
Soudieu
Jean Lefebvre
Robert
Jean Clarieux
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Robert Dalban
Garage Owner
Zappy Max
Radio Game-show Host (voice) (uncredited)
Yves-Marie Maurin
Moinet
Jean-Pierre Bonnefous
Gascuel (uncredited)

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