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Henri-Georges Clouzot(1907-1977)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Henri-Georges Clouzot in Quai des Orfèvres (1947)
Beginning his film career as a screenwriter, Henri-Georges Clouzot switched over to directing and in 1943 had the distinction of having his film Le Corbeau (1943) banned by both the German forces occupying France and the Free French forces fighting them, but for different reasons. He shot to international fame with The Wages of Fear (1953) and consolidated that success with Diabolique (1955), but continuous ill health caused large gaps in his output, and several projects had to be abandoned (though one, Torment (1994), was subsequently filmed by Claude Chabrol). His films are typically relentless suspense thrillers, similar to Alfred Hitchcock's but with far less light relief.
BornNovember 20, 1907
DiedJanuary 12, 1977(69)
BornNovember 20, 1907
DiedJanuary 12, 1977(69)
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Romy Schneider, Dany Carrel, and Henri-Georges Clouzot in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)
Romy Schneider and Henri-Georges Clouzot in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)
Dany Carrel, Henri-Georges Clouzot, and Mario David in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)
Romy Schneider and Henri-Georges Clouzot in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)
Henri-Georges Clouzot in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)
Romy Schneider and Henri-Georges Clouzot in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)
Romy Schneider and Henri-Georges Clouzot in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)
Gilbert Amy, Henri-Georges Clouzot, and Jean-Louis Ducarme in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)
Henri-Georges Clouzot in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)
Romy Schneider, Dany Carrel, Henri-Georges Clouzot, and Serge Reggiani in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)
Henri-Georges Clouzot and Inès Clouzot in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)
Costa-Gavras and Henri-Georges Clouzot in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)

Known for

The Wages of Fear (1953)
The Wages of Fear
8.2
  • Writer(as H.G. Clouzot)
  • 1953
Diabolique (1955)
Diabolique
8.1
  • Writer(as H.G. Clouzot)
  • 1955
Manon (1949)
Manon
6.8
  • Writer(as H.G. Clouzot)
  • 1949
Suzy Delair and Louis Jouvet in Quai des Orfèvres (1947)
Quai des Orfèvres
7.7
  • Writer(as H.G. Clouzot)
  • 1947

Credits

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Writer

  • La Vérité (2017)
    La Vérité
  • Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, and Chazz Palminteri in Diabolique (1996)
    Diabolique
  • Emmanuelle Béart, Claude Chabrol, and François Cluzet in Torment (1994)
    Torment
  • La Prisonnière (1968)
    La Prisonnière
  • Romy Schneider in Inferno (1964)
    Inferno
  • Brigitte Bardot in La Vérité (1960)
    La Vérité
  • The Spies (1957)
    The Spies
    • (adaptation, dialogue)
  • If All the Guys in the World... (1956)
    If All the Guys in the World...
  • Diabolique (1955)
    Diabolique
    • (as H.G. Clouzot)
  • The Wages of Fear (1953)
    The Wages of Fear
    • (as H.G. Clouzot)
  • Miquette et sa mère (1950)
    Miquette et sa mère
  • Retour à la vie (1949)
    Retour à la vie
    • (as H.-G. Clouzot)
  • Manon (1949)
    Manon
    • (as H.G. Clouzot)
  • Suzy Delair and Louis Jouvet in Quai des Orfèvres (1947)
    Quai des Orfèvres
    • (as H.G. Clouzot)
  • Pierre Fresnay in Le Corbeau (1943)
    Le Corbeau
    • (as Henri Georges Clouzot)

Director

  • La Prisonnière (1968)
    La Prisonnière
  • Messa da Requiem von Giuseppe Verdi (1967)
    Messa da Requiem von Giuseppe Verdi
    • (as H. G. Clouzot)
  • Karajan Conducts Dvorak's New World Symphony
  • Mozart Coronation Mass & Verdi Te Deum RAI Roma Orchestra
  • Die Kunst des Dirigierens
    • (as H.G. Clouzot)
  • Romy Schneider in Inferno (1964)
    Inferno
  • Brigitte Bardot in La Vérité (1960)
    La Vérité
  • The Spies (1957)
    The Spies
    • (as H.G. Clouzot)
  • The Mystery of Picasso (1956)
    The Mystery of Picasso
  • Diabolique (1955)
    Diabolique
    • (as H.G. Clouzot)
  • The Wages of Fear (1953)
    The Wages of Fear
  • Brasil
  • Le voyage en Brésil (1950)
    Le voyage en Brésil
    • (unfinished)
  • Miquette et sa mère (1950)
    Miquette et sa mère
  • Retour à la vie (1949)
    Retour à la vie
    • (segment Troisième Sketch, as H.-G. Clouzot)

Producer

  • The Spies (1957)
    The Spies
    • (as H.G. Clouzot)
  • The Mystery of Picasso (1956)
    The Mystery of Picasso
  • Diabolique (1955)
    Diabolique
    • (as H.G. Clouzot)
  • The Wages of Fear (1953)
    The Wages of Fear
    • (as H.G. Clouzot)

Personal details

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    • November 20, 1907
    • Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France
    • January 12, 1977
    • Paris, France(heart attack)
    • Inès ClouzotDecember 28, 1963 - January 12, 1977 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Alfred Hitchcock considered Clouzot a very serious rival for the title of Master of Suspense, and Psycho (1960) was put into production because Hitchcock specifically intended to outdo Diabolique (1955).
  • Quotes
    I started as an editor, which is very important. I am always in the cutting room. I think you can't write properly unless you are an editor. I always have the cutting in mind when I'm shooting. Very often I look at my watch and say it's good for twenty seconds and not more.

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