Diabolique (1954)
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot · 118 min · Thriller, Mystery
68.1 TOPICAL score · #848 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Diabolique (1954, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot) has a TOPICAL score of 68.1 - ranked 848 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on awards. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Louis Delluc Prize. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (1,143 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 36 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (1,143 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Louis Delluc Prize
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 36 languages
- Still read20,097 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret (actor #337), Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel
“Writing for Senses of Cinema in 2011, Pedro Blas Gonzalez describes Les Diaboliques as "one of the greatest suspense films of all time."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10