The Wages of Fear
1955
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Henri-Georges Clouzot (French: [ɑ̃ʁi ʒɔʁʒ kluzo]; 20 November 1907 – 12 January 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 (1953) and Les Diaboliques (1955), which are critically recognized as among the greatest films of ...
Director. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Beginning his film career as a screenwriter, Henri-Georges Clouzot switched over to directing and in 1943 had the distinction of having his film The Raven (1943) banned by both the German forces occupying France and the Free French forces fighting them, but for different reasons.
A pivotal and divisive figure of Forties and Fifties French cinema, Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907 - 1977) made his name as a daring iconoclast through a series of hugely influential, often controversial, films whose stylistic audacity, off-beat humor and stinging critique of bourgeois society were far ahead of their time.
Oct 18, 2017 · Henri-Georges Clouzot’s movies provide some of the most thrilling yet paranoid portrayals of France in cinema. Filled with treachery, voyeurism and unease at the unknown, his cinematic world forces its characters to confront the darker reality behind closed doors – much as Alfred Hitchcock was doing in Hollywood during the same years.
Henri-Georges Clouzot. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. November 20, 1907 · Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France. Died. January 12, 1977 · Paris, France (heart attack) Birth name. Henri Georges Léon Clouzot. Nicknames. The French Hitchcock. La Clouze. Mini Bio.
Jan 25, 2024 · Henri-Georges Clouzot, active between the 1940s and '60s, was a director primarily of noir films and thrillers. His defining projects are Diabolique and The Wages of Fear, two of the best...
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.
