Demoniac

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
Simone Angèle Eulalie, boss of the inn
Jo Peignot Pharmacist
Clément Harari Pharmacist's Assistant
Paul Barge

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