68972
68972

Scoundrel in White

1972-09-29
5.2
fr 95m
Comedy
Paul, a former womanizer, marries the head of the medical department's "unattractive" daughter Christine because he thinks attractive women can't be trusted and make poor wives. A car accident leaves him bedridden and he begins to miss his playboy days, when Christine's bombshell sister Martine arrives and Paul decides he must have her. He begins drugging Christine at night so he can sneak out to kill of Martine's many suitors one by one.

Sound Designer

Louis Devaivre

Editor

Jacques Gaillard

Set Decoration

Guy Littaye

Director

Claude Chabrol

Novel

Hubert Monteilhet

Producer

Alain Belmondo

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Status

Released

Countries

  • France
  • Italy

Companies

  • Rizzoli Film
  • Cerito Films
  • Les Films de la Boétie