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.
Released: Jan 29, 1955
Runtime: 117 minutes
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Stars: Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Jean Brochard, Pierre Larquey
Crew: Henri-Georges Clouzot (Director), Georges Van Parys (Original Music Composer), Henri-Georges Clouzot (Producer), Léon Barsacq (Art Direction), Madeleine Gug (Editor), Armand Thirard (Director of Photography)