This Day in Halloween: Classic French thriller "Les Diaboloiques," often called "Hitchcock without Hitchcock" opens across the U.S. in 1955. / Illustration by Whitney McGaw
LesDiaboliques opens across the U.S. in 1955. The classic French thriller starring Simone Signoret is often considered “Hitchcockian” in composition and story. It’s a hit and inspires several other thrillers and filmmakers and has been remade at least three times.
