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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Orson Welles as Cassavius
Susan Hampshire as Nancy / Euryale / Alice / Nurse / Charlotte
Michel Bouquet as Charles Dideloo
Mathieu Carrière as Jan
Jean-Pierre Cassel as Lampernisse
Daniel Pilon as Mathias Crook
Walter Rilla as Eisengott
Dora van der Groen as Sylvie Dideloo
Charles Janssens as Philarette
Sylvie Vartan as Bets
Jet Naessens as Eleonora
Cara Van Wersch as Rosalie
Jenny Van Santvoort as Elodie
Fanny Winkler as Mother Griboin
Robert Lussac as Griboin
Gella Allaert as Gerda
Cyriel Van Gent as Thick Man
Mariette Van Arkkels as Whore
Rosemarie Bergmans as Front side gangster
Johnny Hallyday as Sailor who kisses Bets (uncredited)
Marc Didden as A sailor (uncredited)
Ward de Ravet as Doucedame (uncredited)
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