Hauteclaire

Synopsis

The action takes place under the Restoration, at the Château de Savigny, near Nerville, a devout and prudish little town in the Cotentin region. Doctor Torty is the doctor. He tells a story of which he is the only one to know the secret, that of a criminal couple, without any remorse. The pretty Hauteclaire Stassin, daughter of the master of arms, meets the Count of Savigny, married to the noble and languid Delphine. Madly in love with the count, Hauteclaire joined the castle as a servant. Shortly after, the countess died of poisoning. Will the guilty lovers go unpunished?

Cast

Paul Frankeur

Docteur Torty

Mireille Darc

Hauteclaire Stassin

Clotilde Joano

Delphine

Michel Piccoli

Serlon de Savigny

Edmond Beauchamp

Stassin

Yves Brainville

Saint Avice

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Dominique Clément

Camille

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Jacqueline Rivière

La marquise

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Marcel d'Orval

Le prêtre

Paul Préboist

Le garçon d'écurie

Odette Piquet

Marie

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Albert Louis Hérivel

Le jardinier

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Henri Rondel

Le valet

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Philippe Ernice

L'élève

Alain Janey

L'ami

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Thérèse Renouard

La bonne

Franck Estange

Un gentilhomme (as Frank Estange)

Yves Barsacq

Un gentilhomme

Georges Riquier

Un gentilhomme

Jean Brassat

Un gentilhomme

Crew

Art

• Raymond Nègre Art Direction

Camera

• Roger Arrignon Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Anne-Marie Marchand Costume Design

Crew

• Pierre Lacaze Stunt Coordinator

Directing

• Jean Prat Director

Writing

• Françoise Dumayet Writer
• Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly Short Story