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'''''Les Diaboliques''''' (also known as '''''Diabolique''''') is a French suspense-thriller, made in 1955 and directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. The wife and [[The Mistress|mistress]] of a [[Jerkass]] school headmaster conspire to kill him, but after they carry it out, his body disappears, and then things just get weirder. The two main ladies were played by Vera Clouzot and Simone Signoret.
[[The Remake|Remade]] as ''Diabolique'' in 1996 with [[Sharon Stone]], Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri, and [[Kathy Bates]].
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* [[Do Not Spoil This Ending]]: Translated from French, the final title card after the film reads:
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* {{spoiler|[[Faking the Dead]]}}
* [[Focus Group Ending]]: The remake.
* [[Follow the Leader]]: ''Deathtrap'', with {{spoiler|gay conspirators}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Gaslighting]]}}
* [[Gender Flip]]: Kathy Bates as the Fichet-[[Expy]] in the 1996 remake.
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* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]
* {{spoiler|[[Not Quite Dead]]: Possibly. The film hints that the wife might have ''survived'' her heart attack. Or it was her ghost. Or the kid is a liar.}}
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Fichet, the detective, employs a bit of this. (More than one observer has noted the character's similarity to [[
* [[Reverse Whodunnit]]
* [[Spooky Photographs]]
* [[Twist Ending]]
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