Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid

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Diary of a Chambermaid

1964

1h 37m

7.1(217 votes)

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Comedy

Overview

Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young girl is raped and murdered, Celestine believes that the Monteils' groundskeeper, Joseph, is guilty, and stays on in order to prove it. She uses her sexuality and the promise of marriage to get Joseph to confess -- but things do not go as planned.

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25 members

Acting

Jeanne Moreau

Céléstine

Jeanne Moreau

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Georges Géret

Joseph

Georges Géret

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Michel Piccoli

Monsieur Monteil

Michel Piccoli

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Françoise Lugagne

Madame Monteil

Françoise Lugagne

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Jean Ozenne

Monsieur Rabour

Jean Ozenne

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Daniel Ivernel

Captain Mauger

Daniel Ivernel

Acting

Bernard Musson

Le sacristain

Bernard Musson

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Gilberte Géniat

Rose

Gilberte Géniat

Writing

Jean-Claude Carrière

Le curé

Jean-Claude Carrière

Acting

Muni

Marianne

Muni

Production

Claude Jaeger

Le Juge

No Image

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Madeleine Damien

La cuisinière des Monteil

Madeleine Damien

Acting

Geymond Vital

Le brigadier sur le quai de la gare

Geymond Vital

Acting

Jean Franval

Le facteur

Jean Franval

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Marcel Rouzé

Le chef de gare

Marcel Rouzé

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Jeanne Pérez

La commère

Jeanne Pérez

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Andrée Tainsy

La paysanne

Andrée Tainsy

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Pierre Collet

Le voyageur

Pierre Collet

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Aline Bertrand

La voyageuse

Aline Bertrand

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Marc Eyraud

Le secrétaire du commissaire

Marc Eyraud

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Gabriel Gobin

Le brigadier qui vient arrêter Joseph

Gabriel Gobin

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Dominique Zardi

Le policier

Dominique Zardi

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Françoise Bertin

(uncredited)

Françoise Bertin

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Joëlle Bernard

(uncredited)

Joëlle Bernard

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Michel Dacquin

(uncredited)

Michel Dacquin

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