---
title: 'Malpertuis (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Harry Kümel'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 125
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/malpertuis-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067386/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Malpertuis (1971)

1971 · 125 min · Drama, Fantasy, Horror · Germany, France, Belgium


## Synopsis

Malpertuis is a 1972 fantasy horror film directed by Harry Kümel, and starring Orson Welles, Susan Hampshire, Michel Bouquet, Mathieu Carrière, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Daniel Pilon, and Sylvie Vartan. It follows a young sailor who, upon returning to land, awakens to find himself trapped in Malpertuis, his family's isolated labyrinthine estate. It is based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Jean Ray.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Harry Kümel](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-kumel)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-ray), [Jean Ferry](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-ferry)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Delerue](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-delerue)
- **Producer:** [Paul Lafargue](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-lafargue)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gerry Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-fisher)
- **Editor:** [Richard Marden](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-marden)

## Cast

- [Daniel Pilon](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-pilon)
- [Marc Didden](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-didden)
- [Mathieu Carrière](https://cinepixo.com/people/mathieu-carriere)
- [Charles Janssens](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-janssens)
- [Orson Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/orson-welles)
- [Robert Lussac](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lussac)
- [Jet Naessens](https://cinepixo.com/people/jet-naessens)
- [Johnny Hallyday](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-hallyday)
- [Rosemarie Bergmans](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosemarie-bergmans)
- [Dora van der Groen](https://cinepixo.com/people/dora-van-der-groen)
- [Michel Bouquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-bouquet)
- [Sylvie Vartan](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvie-vartan)
- [Jean-Pierre Cassel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-cassel)
- [Walter Rilla](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-rilla)
- [Susan Hampshire](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-hampshire)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/malpertuis-1971
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