Born in Niort in 1907 and died in Paris in 1977, Henri-Georges Clouzot began as a screenwriter. His films, with their pessimistic view of human nature, made him France's answer to Hitchcock. Le Corbeau (1943), made under German occupation, was a poisonous tale of anonymous letters that led to a temporary ban after Liberation. The Wages of Fear (1953) won the Palme d'Or, the Golden Bear and a BAFTA, and Les Diaboliques (1955) is one of the most famous thrillers ever made. His Inferno, left unfinished in 1964, was the subject of a 2009 documentary.
Filmography
- The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)
- Le Corbeau (1943)
- Quai des Orfèvres (1947)
- Manon (1949)
- The Wages of Fear (1953)
- Les Diaboliques (1955)
- The Mystery of Picasso (1956)
- The Spies (1957)
- The Truth (1960)
- La Prisonnière (1968)