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Le Corbeau ( lit. 'The Raven') is a 1943 French film noir directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Pierre Fresnay, Micheline Francey and Pierre Larquey. The film is about a French town where a number of citizens receive anonymous letters containing libelous information, particularly targeting a doctor accused of providing abortion services.
A film about a poison-pen letter writer who exposes the secrets of a French town during the Nazi occupation. Learn about the director, the cast, the controversy, and the special features of this Criterion Collection release.
- Dr. Rémy Germain
A film by Henri-Georges Clouzot about a series of poison-pen letters that expose the secrets and scandals of a small town. The title refers to the signature of the anonymous writer, who is never revealed, and also to the bird that looks like the accused.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
- 1943-09-28
May 8, 2021 · Language. French. A mysterious writer of poison-pen letters, known only as Le Corbeau (the Raven), plagues a French provincial town, unwittingly exposing the collective suspicion and rancor seething beneath the community’s calm surface.
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- Shadows of the Dark
May 4, 2009 · 689 subscribers. Subscribed. 248. 106K views 15 years ago. Trailer for the 1943 French Film Le Corbeau (The Raven). Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. ...more. Trailer for the 1943 French Film...
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Le Corbeau. Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot • 1943 • France. Starring Pierre Fresnay, Ginette Leclerc, Micheline Francey. A mysterious writer of poison-pen letters, known only as Le Corbeau (the Raven), plagues a French provincial town, unwittingly exposing the collective suspicion and rancor seething beneath the community’s calm surface.
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May 3, 2018 · By Kenneth Turan. May 3, 2018 1:40 PM PT. Film Critic. It’s hard to say what is more astonishing about Henri-Georges Clouzot’s “Le Corbeau,” a savage feature that’s been called the most ...