Experiment in Evil
- Horror
- Science Fiction
- TV Movie
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.
- Directed by
- Jean Renoir
- Written by
- Jean Renoir
- Based on
- Robert Louis Stevenson
Cast
- Jean-Louis Barrault
- Teddy Bilis
- Michel Vitold
- Sylviane Margollé
- Jacques Danoville
- André Certes
- Jean-Pierre Granval
- Jean Bertho
- Jacques Ciron
- Annick Allières
- Dominique Dangon
- Jean Topart
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