Release Date: 1960-07-04
Overview: Dr. Cordelier, living in a suburb of Paris, withdraws from society to pursue research into the functioning of the human brain. His lifelong friend, Maître Joly, becomes concerned when Cordelier draws up a will that bequeaths his entire estate to a stranger, Monsieur Opale; he cannot understand why Cordelier defends him, considering Opale attacks women and children. After a colleague is killed, Joly confronts Cordelier and discovers the truth behind his friend's behavior.
Rating: 6.609 / 10
Jean-Louis Barrault
as Dr. Cordelier / Opale
Teddy Bilis
as Joly
Michel Vitold
as Dr. Lucien Severin
Sylviane Margollé
as Little Girl Attacked by Opale
Jacques Danoville
as Commissioner Lardaut
Robert Louis Stevenson - Novel
Jean Renoir - Producer
Jean Renoir - Screenplay
Jean Renoir - Director
Georges Leclerc - Director of Photography
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