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Classic thriller from director Henri-Georges Clouzot, following the events of a murder plot in a small French provincial school. Tired of being mistreated by abusive headmaster Michel Delasalle (Paul Meurisse), his frail wife, Christina (Vera Clouzot), and his mistress, Nicole (Simone Signoret), plot to kill their tormentor. When Michel's body goes missing, however, the women soon realise their plan is not as straightforward as they first thought.

SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Selected-scene commentary by French-film scholar Kelley Conway
New video interview with Serge Bromberg, co-director of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno
New video interview with horror film expert Kim Newman
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty

UK import