The Bride Wore Black
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| French | La mariée était en noir |
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| Directed by | François Truffaut |
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| Based on | The Bride Wore Black by William Irish |
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| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
| Edited by | Claudine Bouché |
| Music by | Bernard Herrmann |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
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| Language | French |
| Budget | $747,000 |
| Box office | $9.6 million |
The Bride Wore Black (French: La mariée était en noir, lit. 'The Bride Was in Black') is a 1968 psychological thriller film directed by François Truffaut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jean-Louis Richard, based on the 1940 novel of the same name by William Irish, a pseudonym for Cornell Woolrich. It stars Jeanne Moreau, Michel Bouquet, Jean-Claude Brialy, Charles Denner, Claude Rich, Michael Lonsdale, Daniel Boulanger and Alexandra Stewart. Truffaut, a Hitchcock admirer, enlisted Bernard Herrmann to score the film. The film's costumes were designed by Pierre Cardin.
The plot follows a widow who seeks revenge on the five men who killed her husband on their wedding day. Throughout the film, she wears only white, black or a combination of the two.