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Les Diaboliques (French: [le djabɔlik], released as Diabolique in the United States and variously translated as The Devils or The Fiends) [1] is a 1955 French psychological horror thriller film co-written and directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse and Charles Vanel.
The film brought Clouzot international fame—winning both the Golden Bear and the Palme d'Or at the 1953 Berlin Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival, respectively—and enabled him to direct Les Diaboliques (1955). In France, it was the fourth highest-grossing film of the year with a total of nearly 7 million admissions. [2]
Les Diaboliques may refer to: Les Diaboliques, 1874 short stories collection by Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, each of which relates a tale of a woman who commits acts of violence, crime, or revenge; Les Diaboliques, 1955 French film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, based on a novel by Boileau-Narcejac
The most notable adaptation is the 1955 French thriller Les Diaboliques. [6] The film's director and co-screenwriter Henri-Georges Clouzot made several substantial changes to the plot. He switched the murderers to the wife and mistress and made the husband the victim, and invented the private school setting.
Henri-Georges Clouzot (French: [ɑ̃ʁi ʒɔʁʒ kluzo]; 20 November 1907 – 12 January 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer.He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed The Wages of Fear (1953) and Les Diaboliques (1955), which are critically recognized as among the greatest films of the 1950s.
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Les Diaboliques, a 1955 French film known as Diabolique in the United States Diabolique , a 1996 American film that is a remake of the above Topics referred to by the same term
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