This Day in Halloween: The classic French "Hitchcockian" thriller "Les Diaboliques" opens across the U.S. in 1955. / Illustration by Sarah Ryan
LesDiaboliques opens across the U.S. in 1955. The classic French thriller starring Simone Signoret is considered very Hitchcockian in composition and story. It’s a hit and inspires several other thrillers and filmmakers, and has been remade at least three times.