Nov. 21, 2024

This Day in Halloween: The Hitchcockian classic French thriller "Les Diaboliques" opens across the U.S. in 1955. / Illustration by Demarco McKinney

Les Diaboliques opens across the U.S. in 1955. The classic French thriller starring Simone Signoret is considered very Hitchcockian in composition and twisting and turning story. It’s a hit and inspires several other thrillers and filmmakers and has been remade at least three times.

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