Henri-Georges Clouzot

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1907-11-20

Deathday 1977-01-12 (69 years old)

Place of Birth Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France

Also Known As H.G. Clouzot, Henri Georges Clouzot

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henri-Georges Clouzot, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Writer

2018
Clouzot : The Early Works

as Writers' Production

1996
Diabolique

as Original Film Writer

1994
Torment

as Original Film Writer

1968
Woman in Chains

as Writer

1960
The Truth

as Screenplay

1957
The Spies

as Writer

1955
Diabolique

as Writer

1953
The Wages of Fear

as Screenplay

1950
Miquette

as Writer

1949
Return to Life

as Writer

1949
Manon

as Screenplay

1947
Jenny Lamour

as Dialogue

1947
Jenny Lamour

as Screenplay

1943
Le Corbeau

as Adaptation

1943
Le Corbeau

as Screenplay

1942
1942
1942
1941
1941
The Duel

as Scenario Writer

1941
The Duel

as Dialogue

1941
1941
1939
The World Will Shake

as Screenplay

1938
The Rebel

as Writer

1934
1933
Dream Castle

as Screenplay

1933
Tell Me Tonight

as Writer

1933
All for Love

as Dialogue

1932
1931
The Unknown Singer

as Adaptation

1931
Dragnet Night

as Writer

1931

Director

2017
The Inferno Unseen

as Director

1968
Woman in Chains

as Director

1965
1960
The Truth

as Director

1957
The Spies

as Director

1956
1955
Diabolique

as Director

1953
The Wages of Fear

as Director

1950
Miquette

as Director

1950
Brasil

as Director

1949
Return to Life

as Director

1949
Manon

as Director

1947
Jenny Lamour

as Director

1943
Le Corbeau

as Director

1934
The Princess's Whim

as Co-Director

1933
Dream Castle

as Assistant Director

1933
All for Love

as Co-Director

Actor

2019
1940: Taking over French Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Clouzot Scandal

as Self (archive footage)

2010
They Saw Inferno

as Self (archival footage)

2009
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

as Self (archive footage)

2004
1983
Notre Dame de la Croisette

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1966
1956
The Mystery of Picasso

as Self (uncredited)

1956
1950
Brasil

as Self

Producer

1957
The Spies

as Producer

1956
1955
Diabolique

as Producer

1953
The Wages of Fear

as Producer

Crew

1977
Sorcerer

as Thanks

1965
Tokyo Olympiad

as Thanks