Diabolique = The devils /
Suspense classic that influenced the 1960 movie, Psycho, by Alfred Hitchcock. 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 di...
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | French English |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
c2011.
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| Edition: | Special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection) ;
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| Summary: | Suspense classic that influenced the 1960 movie, Psycho, by Alfred Hitchcock. 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: | Edition from container; series numbering from container spine; some credits from booklet. Adapted from the novel: Celle qui n'etait plus / Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. Originally produced as a French motion picture in 1955. "Under exclusive license from TF1 International"--Disc label. Special features: Serge Bromberg introduction, selected-scene commentary by French-film scholar Kelly Conway, new video interview with novelist and film critic Kim Newman, original theatrical trailer, booklet featuring essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([8] p. ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD, region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital mono; aspect ratio 1.33:1. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Armand Thirard ; editing, Madeleine Gug ; music, Georges van Parys ; DVD producer, Johanna Schiller. |
| ISBN: | 9781604654158 1604654155 |