Diabolique (1955)

The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle's corpse mysteriously disappears.

Genres: Thriller, Mystery

What to watch after Diabolique

• Le Corbeau (1943) — Henri-Georges Clouzot directed both
• Jenny Lamour (1947) — Same subject: french noir
• The Wages of Fear (1953) — Henri-Georges Clouzot directed both
• Le Samouraï (1967) — Same subject: french noir
• Le cercle rouge (1970) — Two steps away in the credits
• Army of Shadows (1969) — Paul Meurisse and Simone Signoret appear in both