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Diary of a Madman is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Reginald Le Borg released in USA on 6 march 1963 with Vincent Price

Diary of a Madman (1963)

Diary of a Madman
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Released in USA 6 march 1963
Length 1h36
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Thriller,    Horror
Rating62% 3.1472453.1472453.1472453.1472453.147245

Diary of a Madman is a 1963 horror film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Vincent Price, Nancy Kovack, and Chris Warfield.

The screenplay, written by producer Robert Kent, is an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story "Le Horla" ("The Horla"), written in 1887. Kent's rendition is notably divergent from the source material, especially in relation to the religious and moral themes of the film, which contradict not only those of the short story, but de Maupassant's as well.



^ New York Times, film overview.

Synopsis

Following the funeral of Simon Cordier (Vincent Price), a French magistrate and amateur sculptor, his secret diary is read out by Simon's pastor friend to a group of people gathered around the table, Simon's servants, and a police captain. The diary transpires that Simon has come into contact with a malevolent entity. The invisible yet corporeal being, called a horla is capable of limited psychokinesis and complete mind control.

Actors

Vincent Price

(Simon Cordier)Nancy Kovack

(Odette Mallotte)Lewis Martin

(Father Raymonde)Elaine Devry

(Jeanne D'Arville)Ian Wolfe

(Pierre)
And :
Stephen Roberts
Stuart Holmes
Joseph Ruskin
Don Brodie
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