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The Bride Wore Black (French: La Mariée était en noir; literally, "The Bride was in black") is a 1968 French drama thriller film directed by François Truffaut and based on the novel of the same name by William Irish, a pseudonym for Cornell Woolrich.
A widow seeks revenge on the five men who killed her husband in this adaptation of a Cornell Woolrich novel. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1968 crime drama mystery.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- François Truffaut
- 1968-06-25
The Bride Wore Black is a 1940 American novel written by Cornell Woolrich, initially published under the pseudonym William Irish. Although it was Woolrich's seventh published novel, it was the first in the noir/pulp style for which he would become known, his previous novels having been Jazz Age fiction about the wealthy and privileged.
- Cornell Woolrich
- 1940
Roger Ebert praises Francois Truffaut's film as a tribute to Alfred Hitchcock, but also as a personal and original work. He admires Jeanne Moreau's performance and the unexpected ending of the thriller romance.
A French suspense film based on a novel by William Irish, starring Jeanne Moreau as a woman who seeks revenge on the five men who killed her fiance. See the cast, crew, photos, videos, and film details on Turner Classic Movies website.
After a botched attempt to put an end to her miserable existence, the emotionally scarred and irreparably destroyed widow, Julie Kohler, summons up the strength to pack up her things and leave her mother and town behind.
The Bride Wore Black is a 1968 French drama thriller film directed by François Truffaut and based on the novel of the same name by William Irish, a pseudonym for Cornell Woolrich. It stars Jeanne Moreau, Charles Denner, Alexandra Stewart, Michel Bouquet, Michael Lonsdale, Claude Rich and Jean-Claude Brialy.
