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Experiment in Evil (1960)
Directed by Jean Renoir
TV Movie, Science Fiction, Horror · 1h 35m
Dr. Cordelier, living in a suburb of Paris, withdraws from society to pursue research into the functioning of the human brain. His lifelong friend, Maître Joly, becomes concerned when Cordelier draws up a will that bequeaths his entire estate to a stranger, Monsieur Opale; he cannot understand why Cordelier defends him, considering Opale attacks women and children. After a colleague is killed, Joly confronts Cordelier and discovers the truth behind his friend's behavior.
Cast
Jean-Louis Barrault
Dr. Cordelier / Opale
Teddy Bilis
Joly
Michel Vitold
Dr. Lucien Severin
S
Sylviane Margollé
Little Girl Attacked by Opale
J
Jacques Danoville
Commissioner Lardaut
A
André Certes
Inspector Salbris
Jean-Pierre Granval
Boss of the Short-Time Hotel
Jean Bertho
First Passer-By during the Aggression
Jacques Ciron
Second Passer-By during the Aggression
A
Annick Allières
Neighbor
D
Dominique Dangon
Little Girl's Mother
Jean Topart
Désiré, Butler
Crew
- Director
- Jean Renoir
- Screenplay
- Jean Renoir
- Novel
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Director of Photography
- Georges Leclerc
- Original Music Composer
- Joseph Kosma
- Editor
- Renée Lichtig
- Producer
- Jean Renoir
Details
- Original title
- Le Testament du docteur Cordelier
- Release date
- 1960-07-04
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Science Fiction, Horror
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Compagnie Jean Renoir, Radio-Télévision Française