Malpertuis

Malpertuis

If you expect to get out alive... you must be dreaming.

1971 nl 125 minutes

Rating: 6.486

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. 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, 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

Orson Welles

Cassavius

Susan Hampshire

Susan Hampshire

Nancy / Euryale / Alice / Nurse / Charlotte

Michel Bouquet

Michel Bouquet

Charles Dideloo

Mathieu Carrière

Mathieu Carrière

Jan

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Lampernisse

Daniel Pilon

Daniel Pilon

Mathias Crook

Walter Rilla

Walter Rilla

Eisengott

Dora van der Groen

Dora van der Groen

Sylvie Dideloo

Charles Janssens

Charles Janssens

Philarette

Sylvie Vartan

Sylvie Vartan

Bets

Jet Naessens

Jet Naessens

Eleonora

Cara Van Wersch

Cara Van Wersch

Rosalie

Jenny Van Santvoort

Jenny Van Santvoort

Elodie

Fanny Winkler

Fanny Winkler

Mother Griboin

Robert Lussac

Robert Lussac

Griboin

Gella Allaert

Gella Allaert

Gerda

Cyriel Van Gent

Cyriel Van Gent

Thick Man

Mariette Van Arkkels

Mariette Van Arkkels

Whore

Rosemarie Bergmans

Rosemarie Bergmans

Front side gangster

Johnny Hallyday

Johnny Hallyday

Sailor who kisses Bets (uncredited)

Marc Didden

Marc Didden

A sailor (uncredited)

Ward de Ravet

Ward de Ravet

Doucedame (uncredited)

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