The Unfaithful Wife

Name: The Unfaithful Wife
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1969-11-10
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 7.50
Cast: Maurice Ronet, Michel Duchaussoy, Michel Bouquet, Stéphane Audran

– Insurance executive Charles suspects his wife Hélène of playing the field, so he has a private det..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 38 Minutes

Release Year:

1969

Original Name:

La femme infidèle

The Unfaithful Wife (1969) - Also known as La femme infidèle

Insurance executive Charles suspects his wife Hélène of playing the field, so he has a private detective locate his wife's lover, author Victor Pegala. Confronting Victor, Charles tries to adopt an air of indifference, but the conversation ends with the husband bludgeoning the author to death and then calmly disposing of the evidence. When Hélène is questioned about Victor's murder, she discovers on her own that her husband is guilty. Instead of turning him in, Hélène is so thrilled that Charles cares so deeply about her that she is more in love with him than ever before.

Styles:

Enigmatic, Cynical, Tense, Clever, Psychological, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious, Mind Bending, Atmospheric

Producing Country:

Italy, France

Filming Locations:

Versailles, Paris France, France

Genre:

Thriller, Drama

The Unfaithful Wife (1969) - Trailer

Release Date:

10 Nov 1969

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:

Bande-annonce [FR]

Directed by:

Claude Chabrol

Story Written By:

Sauro Scavolini, Claude Chabrol

Main Actors:

Maurice Ronet, Michel Duchaussoy, Michel Bouquet, Stéphane Audran

Plot:

Charles Desvallées has good reasons to believe that his wife is cheating on him and hires a P.D. in order to prove himself right. Once he knows the lover is writer Victor Pégala, he drives to his apartment, calmly presents himself as the husband, starts a conversation and then kills him cold-bloodedly. The police trace the wife but when she discovers by accident a picture that could incriminate her husband she decides to remain silent.

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations.

Production Company:

Allied Artists

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.5/10