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Malpertuis
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Malpertuis

Jun 2, 1972
2h 5m
★ 6.4

If you expect to get out alive... you must be dreaming.

Overview

A young sailor finds himself trapped in the labyrinthine mansion of his occultist uncle, along with a number of eccentric and mysterious relatives who all seem to be harboring a dark secret.

Genres

Drama
Horror
Fantasy

Production Companies

Artémis Productions
Les Productions Artistes Associés
SOFLDOC
Société d'Expansion du Spectacle

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Cast

Orson Welles

Cassavius

Orson Welles

Susan Hampshire

Nancy / Euryale / Alice / Nurse / Charlotte

Susan Hampshire

Michel Bouquet

Charles Dideloo

Michel Bouquet

Mathieu Carrière

Jan

Mathieu Carrière

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Lampernisse

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Daniel Pilon

Mathias Crook

Daniel Pilon

Walter Rilla

Eisengott

Walter Rilla

Dora van der Groen

Sylvie Dideloo

Dora van der Groen

Charles Janssens

Philarette

Charles Janssens

Sylvie Vartan

Bets

Sylvie Vartan

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Eleonora

Jet Naessens

No Image

Rosalie

Cara Van Wersch