Malpertuis (film)
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Malpertuis is a 1971 Belgian drama film directed by Harry Kümel, based on the novel of the same name. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.
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Plot
Malpertuis is the name of an old, rambling mansion which is in reality a labyrinth where characters from Greek mythology are imprisoned by the bedridden Cassavius (Welles). He manages to keep them (as well as his nephew and niece) prisoners even after his death, through a binding testament. As Jan, the nephew, (Carrière) unravels the mystery, he discovers that he cannot escape the house because Malpertuis is far more significant than he was led to believe.
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Cast
- Orson Welles - Cassavius
- Susan Hampshire - Nancy / Euryale / Alice / Nurse
- Michel Bouquet - Dideloo
- Mathieu Carrière - Jan
- Jean-Pierre Cassel - Lampernisse
- Daniel Pilon - Mathias Crook
- Walter Rilla - Eigengott
- Dora van der Groen - Sylvie Dideloo
- Charles Janssens - Philarette
- Sylvie Vartan - Bets
- Jet Naessens - Eleonora
- Cara Van Wersch - Rosalie
- Jenny Van Santvoort - Elodie
- Fanny Winkler - Mother Griboin
- Robert Lussac - Griboin (as Bob Storm)
- Edouard Ravais - Doucedame
- Gella Allaert - Gerda
- Hugo Dellas - Hans
- Cyriel Van Gent - Thick Man
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See also
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