Le Testament du docteur Cordelier (1960)

Title: Experiment in Evil
Original Title: Le Testament du docteur Cordelier
Release Date: 1960-07-04
Status: Released
Rating: 6.6/10 (from 45 votes)
Language: FR
Genres: TV Movie, Science Fiction, Horror
Production Companies: Compagnie Jean Renoir, Radio-Télévision Française
Dr. Cordelier, living in a suburb of Paris, withdraws from society to pursue research into the functioning of the human brain. His lifelong friend, Maître Joly, becomes concerned when Cordelier draws up a will that bequeaths his entire estate to a stranger, Monsieur Opale; he cannot understand why Cordelier defends him, considering Opale attacks women and children. After a colleague is killed, Joly confronts Cordelier and discovers the truth behind his friend's behavior.
Cast

Jean-Louis Barrault
Dr. Cordelier / Opale

Teddy Bilis
Joly

Michel Vitold
Dr. Lucien Severin

Sylviane Margollé
Little Girl Attacked by Opale

Jacques Danoville
Commissioner Lardaut

André Certes
Inspector Salbris

Jean-Pierre Granval
Boss of the Short-Time Hotel

Jean Bertho
First Passer-By during the Aggression

Jacques Ciron
Second Passer-By during the Aggression

Annick Allières
Neighbor