Experiment in Evil
Le testament du Docteur Cordelier
1959, Film, 95 min, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, French, France, MoviePedia score 66
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
Cast
- Jean-Louis Barrault as Opale
- Teddy Bilis as Maître Joly
- Michel Vitold as Le docteur Lucien Séverin
- Jean Topart as Désiré - le majordome
- Micheline Gary as Marguerite
- Jacques Dannoville as Le commissaire Lardaut
- André Certes as L'inspecteur Salbris
- Jean-Pierre Granval as Le patron de l'hôtel de passe
- Gaston Modot as Blaise - le jardinier
- Jacqueline Morane as Alberte
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