Henri-Georges Clouzot

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-11-20 (70 years old)

Deathday

1977-01-12

Place of Birth

Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France

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 Germa...

Acting

2009

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

as Self (archive footage)

1966

1956

The Mystery of Picasso

as Self (uncredited)

2017

The Clouzot Scandal

as Self (archive footage)

1983

Notre Dame de la Croisette

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2010

They Saw Inferno

as Self (archival footage)

1950

Brasil

as Self

2019

1940: Taking over French Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1953

1953

1953

The Wages of Fear

as Screenplay

1955

Diabolique

as Director

1955

Diabolique

as Producer

1943

Le Corbeau

as Director

1943

Le Corbeau

as Adaptation

1938

The Rebel

as Writer

1960

The Truth

as Director

1960

The Truth

as Screenplay

1949

Return to Life

as Director

1950

Miquette

as Director

1947

Jenny Lamour

as Director

1957

The Spies

as Writer

1957

The Spies

as Director

1947

Jenny Lamour

as Dialogue

1956

1957

The Spies

as Producer

1968

Woman in Chains

as Director

1941

1939

1949

Manon

as Director

1965

1949

1932

1933

Dream Castle

as Assistant Director

1933

Dream Castle

as Screenplay

1933

All for Love

as Co-Director

1949

Manon

as Screenplay

1950

Miquette

as Writer

1968

1947

Jenny Lamour

as Screenplay

1941

The Duel

as Dialogue

1941

The Duel

as Scenario Writer

1942

1942

1996

Diabolique

as Original Film Writer

1994

Torment

as Original Film Writer

1931

The Unknown Singer

as Adaptation

1941

2017

1931

Dragnet Night

as Writer

1977

Sorcerer

as Thanks

1933

All for Love

as Dialogue

1933

1933

1965

1943

Le Corbeau

as Screenplay

1942

1956

1950

Brasil

as Director

1955

Diabolique

as Writer

1933

Caprice de princesse

as Co-Director

1938

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