Dr Popaul
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Director Claude Chabrol Music director Pierre Jansen Duration Language French | 6/10 IMDb Genre Comedy Screenplay Paul Gegauff Country France
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Release date 1972 (France)
1976 (UK)
1981 (US) Based on novel Meurtre a loisirby Hubert Monteilhet Writer Hubert Monteilhet (based on the novel by: "Meutre a loisir"), Paul Gegauff (adaptation) Initial release September 29, 1972 (France) Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo (Docteur Paul Simay), Mia Farrow (Christine Dupont), Laura Antonelli (Martine Dupont), Marlène Appelt (l'infirmière Carole), Dominique Zardi (l'Evêque), Daniel Lecourtois (Professeur Dupont)Similar movies Knock Knock , The Boy Next Door , Salt , Jamon Jamon , This Is the End , Independence Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dr. Popaul is a 1972 French black comedy film directed by Claude Chabrol. also known under the titles High Heels and Scoundrel in White.
Contents
The film was based on the 1969 novel Meurtre à loisir by Hubert Monteilhet, translated into English as Murder at Leisure.
Plot
Paul (Belmondo), a former womanizer, marries the head of the medical department's "unattractive" daughter Christine (Farrow) 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 (Antonelli) arrives and Paul decides he must have her. He begins drugging Christine at night so he can sneak out to kill off Martine's many suitors one by one.
Cast
Production
The film was the first movie from Belmondo's own production company, Cerito Films.
Reception
At the time of its release, it was the biggest hit of Chabrol's career. However it was not released in Britain until 1976, where it was titled Scoundrel in White. It was not released in the US until 1981, where it had the title High Heels.
"It stinks" said the Los Angeles Times.
References
Dr. Popaul WikipediaDr. Popaul IMDb Dr. Popaul themoviedb.org