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Experiment in Evil (1960)

★ 6.7/10 95 min TV Movie, Science Fiction, Horror France French
Director: Jean Renoir
Novel: Robert Louis Stevenson
Screenplay by: Jean Renoir
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Jean-Louis Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault Dr. Cordelier / Opale
Teddy Bilis
Teddy Bilis Joly
Michel Vitold
Michel Vitold Dr. Lucien Severin
Sylviane Margollé Little Girl Attacked by Opale
Jacques Danoville Commissioner Lardaut
André Certes Inspector Salbris
Jean-Pierre Granval
Jean-Pierre Granval Boss of the Short-Time Hotel
Jean Bertho
Jean Bertho First Passer-By during the Aggression

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