Diary of a Madman

Simon Cordier is a well-respected magistrate who visits a condemned prisoner, Louis Girot, just before the man's execution. Girot again pleads his innocence insisting that he has been taken over by a spirit that forced him to commit his crimes. Cordier doesn't believe him and the man suddenly dies. Cordier does however note a rapid change in his personality during their short interview. In the following days, Cordier must face a number of strange occurrences in his home. He begins to wonder if he is sleepwalking but is soon hearing voices and begins to wonder about his sanity. It's recommended to him that he take up sculpting, something he once had an interest in. He develops a relationship with Odette, a gold digger married to a struggling artist, but the evil, invisible spirit soon drives him to murder.

Genre(s) : Horror

Aka(s) :
(original title) - Diary of a Madman
Austria - Tagebuch eines Mörders
Belgium - L'étrange destin du juge Cordier
Brazil - Diário de um Louco
Canada - Diary of a Madman
Denmark - I guillotinens skygge

Finland - Murhaajan päiväkirja
France - L'étrange histoire du juge Cordier
Greece - I ekdikisis enos trellou
Greece - To imerologio enos trellou
Hungary - Egy őrült naplója
Italy - Diario segreto di un pazzo
Italy - Horla
Mexico - El diario de un loco
Portugal - Diário dum Louco
Romania - Jurnalul unui nebun
Soviet Union - Дневник сумасшедшего
Spain - Diario de un loco
Sweden - En mördares dagbok
Turkey - Bir Delinin Hâtıra Defteri
United Kingdom - Diary of a Madman
United States - Diary of a Madman
United States - The Horla
West Germany - Tagebuch eines Mörders

Actors :
Vincent Price Magistrate Simon Cordier
Nancy Kovack Odette Mallotte
Chris Warfield Paul Duclasse
Elaine Devry Jeanne D'Arville
Ian Wolfe Pierre
Stephen Roberts Police Captain Robert Rennedon
Lewis Martin Father Raymonde
Mary Adams Louise
Edward Colmans Andre D'Arville
Nelson Olmsted Dr Borman
Harvey Stephens Louis Girot
Dick Wilson Martin
Wayne Collier Arguing Cafe Couple
Gloria Clark Arguing Cafe Couple
Don Brodie Marcel the Postman
George Sawaya Wagon Driver
Joseph Del Nostro Jr Coachman
Joseph Ruskin The Horla (voice)
Sayre Dearing Man at Art Gallery (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes Magistrate (uncredited)