Dr. Popaul

Dr. Popaul
Directed by	Claude Chabrol
Written by	Paul Gégauff Hubert Monteilhet (novel)
Starring	Jean-Paul Belmondo Mia Farrow Laura Antonelli
Cinematography	Jean Rabier
Release date(s)	1972
Running time	115 minutes
Country	France Italy
Language	French

Dr. Popaul is a 1972 French black comedy film directed by Claude Chabrol. At the time of its release, it was the biggest hit of Chabrol's career.^{[citation needed]} The film was based on the 1969 novel Meurtre à loisir by Hubert Monteilhet (translated into English as Murder at Leisure.

Plot

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.

Cast

• Jean-Paul Belmondo as Dr. Paul Simay
• Mia Farrow as Christine Dupont
• Laura Antonelli as Martine Dupont
• Marlène Appelt as Carole
• Dominique Zardi as the Bishop
• Daniel Lecourtois as Professeur Dupont
• Patrick Préjean as Arthur Rignard
• Michel Peyrelon as Joseph
• Henri Attal as Old Woman

External links

• Dr. Popaul at the Internet Movie Database