Comedy · France · 1972 · 1h 35m

Scoundrel in White

Docteur Popaul

Director

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo as Le docteur Paul Simay Mia Farrow as Christine Dupont Laura Antonelli as Martine Dupont Marlène Appelt as L'Infirmière Carole Dominique Zardi as L'évêque Daniel Lecourtois as Le professeur Dupont

Crew

Jean Rabier — Director of Photography Jacques Gaillard — Editor Pierre Jansen — Original Music Composer Paul Gégauff — Screenplay Hubert Monteilhet — Novel Alain Belmondo — Producer

Synopsis

Paul, a former womanizer, marries the head of the medical department's "unattractive" daughter Christine 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 arrives and Paul decides he must have her. He begins drugging Christine at night so he can sneak out to kill of Martine's many suitors one by one.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book nurse paraplegic marriage dark comedy satire bordeaux, france machismo marriage of convenience prejudice clinic doctor

Key Collaborators

Claude Chabrol Director Jean Rabier Director of Photography Jacques Gaillard Editor Pierre Jansen Original Music Composer Paul Gégauff Screenplay Hubert Monteilhet Novel Alain Belmondo Producer André Génovès Producer Georges Casati Producer

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