---
title: 'Dr. Popaul (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Claude Chabrol'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dr-popaul-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068492/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dr. Popaul (1972)

1972 · 95 min · Comedy · France, Italy

Original title: Docteur Popaul

## Synopsis

Dr. Popaul is a 1972 French black comedy film directed by Claude Chabrol. also known under the titles High Heels and Scoundrel in White. Based on the 1969 novel Murder at Leisure by Hubert Monteilhet, the film tells the story of an inveterate womaniser who, after marrying an unattractive but rich girl, seduces her prettier sister and has a baby with her. The revenge of his wife is painful and fatal.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Claude Chabrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-chabrol)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Gégauff](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-gegauff), [Hubert Monteilhet](https://cinepixo.com/people/hubert-monteilhet)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Pierre Jansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-jansen)
- **Producer:** [André Génovès](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-genoves)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jean Rabier](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-rabier)

## Cast

- [Daniel Ivernel](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-ivernel)
- [Michel Peyrelon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-peyrelon)
- [Josiane Balasko](https://cinepixo.com/people/josiane-balasko)
- [Maja Wodecka](https://cinepixo.com/people/maja-wodecka)
- [Daniel Lecourtois](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-lecourtois)
- [Dominique Zardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-zardi)
- [Jean-Paul Belmondo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-paul-belmondo)
- [Christian Chauvaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-chauvaud)
- [André Penvern](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-penvern)
- [Louis Navarre](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-navarre)
- [Laura Antonelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-antonelli)
- [Mia Farrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/mia-farrow)
- [Patrick Préjean](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-prejean)
- [Henri Attal](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-attal)

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