Scoundrel in White (1972)

  • NR
  • 10/10/1972 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 35m

Overview

Jean-Paul Belmondo plays Paul, a former womanizer who 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.

Claude Chabrol

Director

Paul Gégauff

Screenplay

Hubert Monteilhet

Novel

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo's headshot

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Docteur Paul Simay
Mia Farrow's headshot

Mia Farrow

Christine Dupont
Laura Antonelli's headshot

Laura Antonelli

Martine Dupont
Marlène Appelt's headshot

Marlène Appelt

l'infirmière Carole
Dominique Zardi's headshot

Dominique Zardi

l'Evêque
Daniel Lecourtois's headshot

Daniel Lecourtois

Professeur Dupont
Daniel Ivernel's headshot

Daniel Ivernel

Docteur Berthier
Patrick Préjean's headshot

Patrick Préjean

un prétendant

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