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Diabolique AKA Les Diaboliques AKA The Fiends AKA The Devils (1955)
The wife and mistress of a sadistic boarding school headmaster plot to kill him. They drown him in the bathtub and dump the body in the school's filthy swimming pool...Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Weblink
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with professor Susan Hayward
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Audio Commentary with author Susan Hayward
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:25)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a writing on the film by author and critic Brad Stevens, a re-printed interview with Clouzot by Paul Schrader, and artwork presentation packaging including original posters and an artwork cover.
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Commentaries:Selected scene audio commentary with French-film scholar Kelley Conway (44:30)
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Extras:Introduction by co-director of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno, Serge Bromberg (14:49)
Interview with novelist and film critic Kim Newman (15:46)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 20-page booklet featuring an essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty.
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
Production notes
Cast & crew biographies and filmographies
Web link -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:German theatrical trailer (2:38)
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Subtitles:German (FORCED with French audio)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Extras:Stills gallery
Poster gallery
Cast and crew biographies
Original theatrical trailer
Original theatrical trailer for The Wages of Fear -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
Between the R1 Criterion Remastered Reissue and the R0 UK Dual Format Edition for differing extras, although please note that these discs are missing some of the contextual material that is included on the French DVD and the older UK DVD release from C'Est La Vie. However, do note that the French DVD isn't English-friendly.
GENERAL NOTES:
The original title of the film is "Les Diaboliques" while the more popular singular "Diabolique" comes from the American theatrical release through Seven Arts - English dubbed prints had the onscreen title "Diabolique" - while the television prints were called "The Devils" (also the subtitle for Janus Films' French-language English-subtitled prints).
Please see the image-comparison from below, for a direct comparison of the old Criterion and Arrow Films DVD releases and the Criterion and Arrow Blu-ray releases:
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CUTS:
- R0 Original Release America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (116:12 NTSC).
- R0 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (111:51 PAL)
- R0 Dual Format Edition United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts.
- R1 Remastered Reissue America- Criterion Collection - No cuts.
- R2 France- TF1 Video / Rene Chateau Video - No cuts
- R2 Germany- Concorde - No cuts (111:50 PAL).
- R2 Scandinavia- Atlantic Film - No cuts (111:55 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- C'Est La Vie - No cuts
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Comparison added by David on 19/01/02
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 10/10/19UPDATE LOG:
19/05/2011: Addition of the R1 Criterion Remastered Reissue and the R0 UK Dual Format Edition.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
10/10/2012: Addition of the R2 German and Scandinavian edition.
10/10/19: Note about title.
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