Paul meurisse et simone signoret biography

1955 film by Henri-Georges Clouzot

This article is about the 1955 film. For the 1996 version, see Diabolique (1996 film).

Les Diaboliques (French:[ledjabɔlik], released as Diabolique in the United States and variously translated as The Devils or The Fiends)^[1] is a 1955 French psychological horrorthriller film co-written and directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse and Charles Vanel.

It is based on the 1952 novel She Who Was No More (Celle qui n'était plus) by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac.

Paul meurisse et simone signoret biography

The story blends elements of thriller and horror, with the plot focusing on a woman and her husband's mistress who conspire to murder the man. It was the 10th highest-grossing film of the year in France, with a total of 3,674,380 admissions.^[2] The film also received the 1954 Louis Delluc Prize.

Clouzot, after finishing The Wages of Fear (1953), optioned the scree