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Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do.
50 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean RenoirScreenplay
- Jean RenoirDirector
- Joseph KosmaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jean-Louis BarraultDr. Cordelier / Opale
- Teddy BilisJoly
- Michel VitoldDr. Lucien Severin
- Sylviane MargolléLittle Girl Attacked by Opale
- Jacques DanovilleCommissioner Lardaut
- André CertesInspector Salbris
- Jean-Pierre GranvalBoss of the Short-Time Hotel
- Jean BerthoFirst Passer-By during the Aggression
- Jacques CironSecond Passer-By during the Aggression
- Annick AllièresNeighbor
- Dominique DangonLittle Girl's Mother
- Jean TopartDésiré, Butler
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Themes
double lifejekyll and hyde