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Diabolique

Diabolique

Two women. One man. The combination can be murder.

19965.51h 47m

Overview

The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed scheme to murder him. The plan goes well until the body, which has been strategically dumped, disappears. The psychological strain starts to weigh on the two women when a retired police investigator begins looking into the man's disappearance on a whim.

Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
Written by Don Roos, Thomas Narcejac, Pierre Boileau
Produced by James G. Robinson, Marvin Worth
Box OfficeBudget: $45.0MRevenue: $52.4M

Top Cast

Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone

Nicole Horner

Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

Mia Baran

Chazz Palminteri

Chazz Palminteri

Guy Baran

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Det. Shirley Vogel

Spalding Gray

Spalding Gray

Simon Veatch

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Edie Danziger

Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Leo Katzman

Adam Hann-Byrd

Adam Hann-Byrd

Erik Pretzer

Donal Logue

Donal Logue

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Diana Bellamy

Diana Bellamy

Ms. Vawze

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipviolent husbandromantic rivalryplan gone wrongconspiracymistressextramarital affairheart conditionboys' schoolabusive husbandsadistic husbandunfaithful husbandpoisoned drinkdisappeared corpse

About Diabolique

Diabolique is a mystery, thriller, horror film released in 1996 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, violent husband, romantic rivalry, plan gone wrong, conspiracy, mistress. Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, it stars Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri. The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed scheme to murder him. The plan goes well until the body, which has been strategically dumped, disappears. The psychological strain starts to weigh on the two women when a retired police investigator begins looking into the man's disappearance on a whim.

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