Diabolique is a 1996 American film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik and the American title of a 1955 French film (Les Diaboliques) directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot (U.K. title = The Fiends) based on the novel Celle qui n'était plus by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac.

1955 movie

Variously described as a "mystery" a "thriller" and even a "horror film," the 1955 classic, starring Simone Signoret, created something of a sensation. The story is about a romantic triangle that turns deadly when a man's wife and mistress conspire to murder him, but then the body disappears, and things get very weird. It has often been likened to the films of Alfred Hitchcock in that it is still creepy even when you have seen it before and know how it comes out. The end credit contains an early example of an "anti-spoiler message", requesting the audience not to disclose the plot to others who have not seen the film.

The writers of the novel "Celle Qui N'Etait Plus", Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac, are credited with early use, if not coinage, of the term film noir, which as also been used to describe Les Diaboliques.

Cast includes

• Simone Signoret
• Véra Clouzot
• Paul Meurisse
• Charles Vanel
• Jean Brochard
• Pierre Larquey
• Michel Serrault
• Thérèse Dorny
• Noël Roquevert
• Yves-Marie Maurin
• Georges Poujouly
• Georges Chamarat
• Jacques Varennes
• Robert Dalban
• Jean Lefebvre

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