The action takes place under the Restoration, at the Château de Savigny, near Nerville, a devout and prudish little town in the Cotentin region. Doctor Torty is the doctor. He tells a story of which he is the only one to know the secret, that of a criminal couple, without any remorse. The pretty Hauteclaire Stassin, daughter of the master of arms, meets the Count of Savigny, married to the noble and languid Delphine. Madly in love with the count, Hauteclaire joined the castle as a servant. Shortly after, the countess died of poisoning. Will the guilty lovers go unpunished?
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Paul Frankeur
Docteur Torty
Known for
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Milky Way
Mireille Darc
Hauteclaire Stassin
Known for
Weekend
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Clotilde Joano
Delphine
Known for
Les Bonnes Femmes
Z
Michel Piccoli
Serlon de Savigny
Known for
We Have a Pope
Contempt
Edmond Beauchamp
Stassin
Known for
Le Beau Serge
The Hunchback of Paris
Yves Brainville
Saint Avice
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Time Masters
Dominique Clément
Camille
Also in
Martin (Hache)
Madame Bovary
Jacqueline Rivière
La marquise
Known for
Dandelions by the Roots
Marcel d'Orval
Le prêtre
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Katia
Julie la rousse
Paul Préboist
Le garçon d'écurie
Known for
Hibernatus
The Restaurant
Odette Piquet
Marie
Known for
Borsalino
Zazie dans le Métro
Albert Louis Hérivel
Le jardinier
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Jean Prat Director · Françoise Dumayet Writer Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly Author
First release June 13, 1961 · Produced in France
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ORTF
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France
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French
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French
Release dates
France · June 13, 1961
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