| The Hatter's Ghost | |
| Director: | Claude Chabrol |
| Screenplay: | Claude Chabrol |
| Based On: | Les fantômes du chapelier by Georges Simenon |
| Starring: | Michel Serrault Charles Aznavour Monique Chaumette |
| Music: | Matthieu Chabrol |
| Cinematography: | Jean Rabier |
| Editing: | Monique Fardoulis |
| Studio: | Philippe Grumbach Productions S.F.P.C. Films A2 |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Gross: | $2.9 million[1] |
The Hatter's Ghost (French: "'''Les fantômes du chapelier'''") is a 1982 French crime film directed by Claude Chabrol. It is based on the 1947 story Le Petit Tailleur et le Chapelier by Georges Simenon. It takes place in Brittany and was shot in the towns of Concarneau and Quimper.
Labbé, a hatter in a French provincial town, appears to lead the life of a respectable citizen but is in fact a serial murderer. The only person to suspect this is his neighbour, Kachoudas, an Armenian tailor. After Labbé kills his own wife, he kills six of her friends to stop them from visiting her and prepares to murder a seventh, who dies naturally. As a substitute, he murders the maid. Labbé soon confesses his crime to the dying Kachoudas. After getting drunk, he visits his favourite prostitute, Berthe, and kills her; he is found at the scene of the crime in the morning by police.
| Actor | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Léon Labbé | ||
| Kachoudas | ||
| Madame Labbé | ||
| Jeantet | ||
| Alice Kachoudas | ||
| Senator Laude | ||
| Arnoult | ||
| Berthe |
TV Guide rated the film with 2 1/2 out of 5 stars and commented:
From Time Out London: