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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.
- (11K)
- 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.
- 91 min
- 11.6K
- Shadows of the Dark
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 ...
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Sep 13, 2022 · Synopsis. A mysterious writer of poison-pen letters, known only as Le Corbeau (the Raven), plagues a provincial French town, exposing the collective suspicion and rancor seething beneath the community’s calm surface. Made during the Nazi occupation of France, this film by Henri-Georges Clouzot was attacked by the right-wing Vichy regime, the ...
More than half a century on, Le Corbeau is widely considered to be a masterpiece of French cinema, arguably the greatest film to be made in France during the Occupation. The film was later remade in America as The 13th Letter (1951), directed by Otto Preminger and starring Charles Boyer and Linda Darnell - needless to say, this isn't a patch on ...
