Experiment in Evil
Le Testament du docteur Cordelier
Release: 1960-07-04
·Runtime: 95m
·★ 6.6
TV Movie
Science Fiction
Horror
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Compagnie Jean Renoir
Radio-Télévision Française
Cast
Jean-Louis Barrault
as Dr. Cordelier / Opale
Teddy Bilis
as Joly
Michel Vitold
as Dr. Lucien Severin
Jean-Pierre Granval
as Boss of the Short-Time Hotel
Jean Bertho
as First Passer-By during the Aggression
Jacques Ciron
as Second Passer-By during the Aggression
Jean Topart
as Désiré, Butler
Jacqueline Morane
as Alberte
Madeleine Marion
as Juliette
Didier d'Yd
as Georges, Chauffeur
Primerose Perret
as Mary, Maid
Raymond Jourdan
as Cripple
Jaque Catelain
as Ambassador
Régine Blaess
as Ambassador’s Wife
Gaston Modot
as Blaise, Gardener
