Docteur Popaul / Dr. Popaul / Claude Chabrol / Belmondo / 1972

Docteur Popaul

1972 Comedy / Drama

Credits

Director: Claude Chabrol
Script: Paul Gégauff, based on the novel "Meutre à loisir" by Hubert Monteilhet
Photo: Jean Rabier
Music: Pierre Jansen
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo (Dr. Paul Simay), Mia Farrow (Christine Dupont), Laura Antonelli (Martine Dupont), Daniel Lecourtois (Prof. Dupont), Marlène Appelt (L’Infirmière Carole), Patrick Préjean, Henri Attal (La sourde), Dominique Zardi (L’Evêque), Daniel Ivernel (Dr. Berthier)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 100 min
Aka: Dr. Popaul; High Heels; Play Now, Pay Later; Scoundrel in White

Summary

Dr Paul Simay is a lady’s man who claims to prefer ugly women. He makes his point by winning a bet that he can sleep with the most ugly women in a year. He therefore has no qualms about marrying Christine, a paraplegic with buck-teeth, especially when her father is a wealthy doctor who can advance his career. His views change when he meets Christine’s beautiful sister, Martine. When she realises that Paul has been cheating on her and has given her sister a child, Christine decides to extract a cruel revenge...

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