Overview
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.
Cast
- Véra Clouzot as Christina Delassalle
- Simone Signoret as Nicole Horner
- Paul Meurisse as Michel Delassalle
- Charles Vanel as Police Inspector Alfred Fichet
- Jean Brochard as Plantiveau
- Pierre Larquey as Mr. Drain
- Michel Serrault as Mr. Raymond
- Yves-Marie Maurin as Moinet
- Georges Poujouly as Soudieu
- Thérèse Dorny as Mrs. Herboux