Scoundrel in White
Seen it?1972 | 95 min | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and mixed reviews, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among fans of medical drama and people who love relationship stories, this one's for you. Life-and-death stakes, often at a run. Sits nicely alongside A Trip to the Moon or Life of Brian. Relationships are put under a microscope, for better or worse.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
- The pace
- Zips along, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
Paul, a former womanizer, 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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Claude Chabrol
- Jean-Paul BelmondoLe docteur Paul Simay
- Mia FarrowChristine Dupont
- Laura AntonelliMartine Dupont
- Marlène AppeltL'Infirmière Carole
- Dominique ZardiL'évêque
- Daniel LecourtoisLe professeur Dupont
- Daniel IvernelLe docteur Berthier
- Patrick PréjeanArthur Ringard
- Michel PeyrelonJoseph Melville
- Henri Attal'La sourde'