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Henri-Georges Clouzot

Biography

Henri-Georges Clouzot (August 18, 1907 – January 12, 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed The Wages of Fear and Les Diaboliques, which are critically recognized to be among the greatest films from the 1950s. Clouzot also directed documentary films, including The Mystery of Picasso, which was declared a national treasure by the government of France.

Clouzot was an early fan of the cinema and, desiring a career as a writer, moved to Paris. He was later hired by producer Adolphe Osso to work in Berlin, writing French-language versions of German films. After being fired from German studios due to his friendship with Jewish producers, Clouzot returned to France, where he spent years bedridden after contracting tuberculosis. Upon recovering, Clouzot found work in Nazi occupied France as a screenwriter for the German-owned company Continental Films. At Continental, Clouzot wrote and directed films that were very popular in France. His second film Le Corbeau drew controversy over its harsh look at provincial France and Clouzot was fired from Continental before its release. As a result of his association with Continental, Clouzot was barred by the French government from filmmaking until 1947.

After the ban was lifted, Clouzot reestablished his reputation and popularity in France during the late 1940s with successful films including Quai des Orfèvres. After the release of his comedy film Miquette et sa mère, Clouzot married Véra Gibson-Amado, who would star in his next three feature films. In the early and mid-1950s, Clouzot drew acclaim from international critics and audiences for The Wages of Fear and Diabolique. Both films would serve as source material for remakes decades later. After the release of La Vérité, Clouzot's wife Véra died of a heart attack and Clouzot's career suffered due to depression, illness and new critical views of films from the French New Wave. Clouzot's career became less active in later years, limited to a few television documentaries and two feature films in the 1960s. Clouzot wrote several unused scripts in the 1970s and died in Paris in 1977.

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Documentaries

1940: Taking over French Cinema

2019

as Self (archive footage)

The Clouzot Scandal

2017

as Self (archive footage)

They Saw Inferno

2010

as Self (archival footage)

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

2009

as Self (archive footage)

Henri-Georges Clouzot: An Enlightened Tyrant

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Carl Th. Dreyer und Gertrud

1994

Notre Dame de la Croisette

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Carl Th. Dreyer

1966

as Self

The Mystery of Picasso

1956

as Self (uncredited)

Brasil

1950

as Self

Directing

The Inferno Unseen

2017

Director

Woman in Chains

1968

Director

Herbert von Karajan, Symphonie n°5 Beethoven

1967

Director

Verdi – Messa da Requiem

1967

Director

Yehudi Menuhin und Herbert von Karajan – Mozart: Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 5

1966

Director

Karajan: Mozart Violin Concerto No 5, Dvorak Symphony No.9

1966

Director

Karajan in Rehearsal

1965

Director

The Truth

1960

Director

The Spies

1957

Director

The Mystery of Picasso

1956

Director

Diabolique

1955

Director

The Wages of Fear

1953

Director

Brasil

1950

Director

Miquette

1950

Director

Return to Life

1949

Director

Manon

1949

Director

Jenny Lamour

1947

Director

Le Corbeau

1943

Director

The Murderer Lives at Number 21

1942

Director

The Princess's Whim

1934

Co-Director

Dream Castle

1933

Assistant Director

All for Love

1933

Co-Director

The Terror of Batignolles

1931

Director

Clouzot filme Karajan : la Symphonie du Nouveau Monde de Dvořák

Director

Writing

Clouzot : The Early Works

2018

Writers' Production

Diabolique

1996

Original Film Writer

Torment

1994

Original Film Writer

Woman in Chains

1968

Writer

The Truth

1960

Screenplay

The Spies

1957

Writer

The Mystery of Picasso

1956

Writer

If All the Guys in the World...

1956

Writer

Diabolique

1955

Writer

The Wages of Fear

1953

Screenplay

Miquette

1950

Writer

Return to Life

1949

Writer

Manon

1949

Screenplay

Jenny Lamour

1947

Dialogue

Jenny Lamour

1947

Screenplay

Le Corbeau

1943

Adaptation

Le Corbeau

1943

Screenplay

The Murderer Lives at Number 21

1942

Adaptation

The Murderer Lives at Number 21

1942

Screenplay

Strangers in the House

1942

Adaptation

Strangers in the House

1942

Dialogue

Strangers in the House

1942

Screenplay

The Last One of the Six

1941

Screenplay

The Last One of the Six

1941

Adaptation

The Last One of the Six

1941

Dialogue

The Duel

1941

Scenario Writer

The Duel

1941

Dialogue

The World Will Shake

1939

Screenplay

The Rebel

1938

Writer

The Princess's Whim

1934

Dialogue

Dream Castle

1933

Screenplay

All for Love

1933

Dialogue

Tell Me Tonight

1933

Writer

Should We Wed Them?

1932

Dialogue

The Unknown Singer

1931

Adaptation

I'll Be Alone After Midnight

1931

Dialogue

I'll Be Alone After Midnight

1931

Screenplay

Dragnet Night

1931

Writer

My Cousin From Warsaw

1931

Writer

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Documentaries

Directing

Production

Writing

Crew