Rotten
The husband is still a brute, and the swimming pool is still moldy, but the new Diabolique fails to translate into anything more than the latest ham-handed Hollywood makeover of a European classic.
Mike Clark, USA Today
Diabolique
Two women. One man. The combination can be murder.
1996 · 1h 47m · R
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Jeremiah S. Chechik
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Diabolique
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.
Director and cast
- Jeremiah S. Chechik Director
- Sharon Stone as Nicole Horner
- Isabelle Adjani as Mia Baran
- Chazz Palminteri as Guy Baran
- Kathy Bates as Det. Shirley Vogel
- Spalding Gray as Simon Veatch
- Shirley Knight as Edie Danziger
- Allen Garfield as Leo Katzman
- Adam Hann-Byrd as Erik Pretzer
- Donal Logue as Video Photographer #1
- Diana Bellamy as Ms. Vawze
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