Demoniac
...More thrills than 'Diabolique'
1957 · 101 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, Thriller
Gervais escapes from a German concentration camp and assumes the identity of a recently deceased fellow prisoner. Knowing that the dead man has been carrying on a romance by correspondence with Hélène, whom he has never seen, Gervais makes the acquaintance of the woman and they move in, but her sister Agnès dabbles in the black arts, which should be warning enough for Gervais to make himself scarce. Yet he sticks around, intrigued that the dead man's sister, Julia, refuses to blow the whistle on him.
Directed by Luis Saslavsky · Written by Pierre Boileau
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François Périer Gervais Larauch / Bernard Pradal -
Micheline Presle Hélène Vanaux -
Jeanne Moreau Agnès Vanaux -
Madeleine Robinson Julia Pradal -
Marc Cassot Bernard Pradal -
Pierre Mondy André Vilsan -
Paul Faivre Doctor Jaume -
Louis Arbessier Police Commissioner Drouin - S Simone Angèle Eulalie, boss of the inn
- J Jo Peignot Pharmacist
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Clément Harari Pharmacist's Assistant - P Paul Barge
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