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CriticCrunch has 4 Georges Poujouly titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Diabolique.
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The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle's corpse mysteriously disappears.
Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot · With Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse

Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
Dir. René Clément · With Brigitte Fossey, Georges Poujouly, Philippe de Chérisey

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Dir. Louis Malle · With Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly

18-year-old orphan Juliette's unbridled appetite for pleasure shakes up all of St Tropez; her sweet but naïve husband Michel endures beatings, insults, and mambo in his futile attempts to tame her wild ways.
Dir. Roger Vadim · With Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Curd Jürgens