The Unfaithful Wife (1969): Cast & Plot
The Unfaithful Wife is a 1969 drama thriller directed by Claude Chabrol, starring Maurice Ronet as Victor Pegala, Michel Bouquet and Stéphane Di Napoli. It runs 1 hour 38 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 38m (98 min)
- Director
- Claude Chabrol
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Cinegai
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Unfaithful Wife About?
The premise of The Unfaithful Wife without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Insurance executive Charles suspects his wife Hélène of playing the field, so he has a private detective locate his wife’s lover, author Victor Pegala.
The Unfaithful Wife Themes & Keywords
· 25 tags- dysfunctional marriage
- adulterous wife
- extramarital affair
- private investigator
- murder
- infidelity
- husband wife relationship
- car accident
- burning a photograph
- france
- wife
- man
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- murder investigation
- neuilly sur seine
- mother son relationship
- mother in law daughter in law relationship
- male female relationship
- investigation
- interrogation
- hit over the head with a statuette
- grandmother grandson relationship
- father son relationship
- family relationships
- dead body thrown into a pond
- cleaning after murder
The Unfaithful Wife Cast & Characters
Maurice Ronet leads the cast as Victor Pegala, with Michel Bouquet as Charles Desvallées and Stéphane Di Napoli as Michel Desvallées. Directed by Claude Chabrol; 13 actors are credited in all.
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Director Claude Chabrol
- Maurice Ronet as Victor Pegala
- Michel Bouquet as Charles Desvallées
- Stéphane Di Napoli as Michel Desvallées
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Stéphane Audran as Hélène Desvallées
Also Starring in The Unfaithful Wife
· 9 more- Dominique Zardi Truck driver
- Henri Attal Man in cafe
- Michel Duchaussoy Police Officer Duval
- Louise Chevalier Maid
- Serge Bento Bignon
- Henri Marteau Paul
- Louise Rioton Mamy
- François Moro-Giafferi Frédéric
- Donatella Turri Brigitte
More from Claude Chabrol
More films directed by Claude Chabrol, best-rated first: The Girl Cut in Two, The Bridesmaid, Merci Pour Le Chocolat and The Flower of Evil.
The Unfaithful Wife Plot Summary
What happens in The Unfaithful Wife from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Insurance broker Charles Desvallées, Michel Bouquet, lives in a beautiful house in the countryside near Paris with his wife Hélène Desvallées, Stéphane Audran, and their young son. Hélène often travels to Paris for shopping, beauty treatments, and cinema sessions, and Charles quietly grows more uneasy as he notices discrepancies in her stories. When a hair-raising suspicion takes hold, he hires a private investigator to watch her movements. The inquiry soon reveals a troubling pattern: his wife regularly visits a writer named Victor Pégala, Maurice Ronet, at his Neuilly-sur-Seine home, far from the innocent explanations she offers.
Full summary
The whole story of The Unfaithful Wife, scene by scene
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The Unfaithful Wife Also Known As
12 alternative titles, including “La mujer infiel” and “Stéphane, una moglie infedele”.
- Also known as
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- La mujer infiel
- Stéphane, una moglie infedele
- 부정한 여인
- Die untreue Frau
- Stéphane - Una moglie infedele
- האישה הבוגדת
- Mannen - hustrun - älskaren
- Vefasız Kadın
- 不忠
- Stephane
- Неверная жена
- Niewierna żona
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The Unfaithful Wife FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Unfaithful Wife, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Unfaithful Wife?
The Unfaithful Wife runs 1 hour 38 minutes (98 minutes).
When was The Unfaithful Wife released?
The Unfaithful Wife was released on January 22, 1969.
Who directed The Unfaithful Wife?
The Unfaithful Wife was directed by Claude Chabrol.
More films by Claude Chabrol Who is in the cast of The Unfaithful Wife?
The Unfaithful Wife stars Maurice Ronet as Victor Pegala, Michel Bouquet as Charles Desvallées and Stéphane Di Napoli as Michel Desvallées, among 13 credited actors.
Does The Unfaithful Wife have a post-credit scene?
No. The Unfaithful Wife has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Unfaithful Wife in?
The original language of The Unfaithful Wife is French.
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