Diaboliques : The devils /
A horror classic that influenced the 1960 movie, Psycho, by Alfred Hitchcock. It tells the story of a sadistic headmaster of a Parisian boarding school who is murdered by his wife and mistress, whom he has mistreated. The women dump his body in a swimming pool. When the pool is drained, the body has...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | In French with optional English subtitles. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] : [Place of publication not identified] :
Criterion Collection ; Home Vision Cinema,
[1998]
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| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
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| Summary: | A horror classic that influenced the 1960 movie, Psycho, by Alfred Hitchcock. It tells the story of a sadistic headmaster of a Parisian boarding school who is murdered by his wife and mistress, whom he has mistreated. The women dump his body in a swimming pool. When the pool is drained, the body has disappeared. Then come reports of sightings, terrifying his killers. |
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| Item Description: | A Janus Films release. Produced by Filmsonor. Adapted from the novel: Celle qui n'etait plus / Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. DVD version of a 1955 motion picture. First released in France. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital mono. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Armand Thirard ; editor, Madeleine Gug ; music, Georges van Parys. |
| ISBN: | 0780021940 |