Henri-Georges Clouzot Henri-Georges Clouzot (; 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'' and '' Les Diaboliques'', ...

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director, writer and producer. He contributed to many projects as either the writer, director, producer, or a combination of the three. His first feature film was Tout pour l'amour (1933) and as a sole director the first was the 1942

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The Murderer Lives at Number 21 ''The Murderer Lives at Number 21'' (french: L'Assassin habite au 21) is a 1942 French comedy thriller film by director Henri-Georges Clouzot. Adapted by Belgian writer Stanislas-André Steeman and Clouzot from Steeman's 1939 book of the same ti ...

'' (french: links=no, L'Assassin Habite au 21), which featured Clouzot as both screenwriter and director. After the release of ''

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'' (french: links=no, Le Corbeau), Clouzot found himself barred from making movies until 1947. Clouzot was later embraced by international critics and audiences following the release of ''

The Wages of Fear ''The Wages of Fear'' (french: Le Salaire de la peur) is a 1953 French thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense el ...

'' (french: links=no, Le Salaire de la Peur) and '' Diabolique'' (french: links=no, Les Diaboliques). Clouzot's declining health interfered with his later work and made it necessary to abandon his production of '' L'Enfer''. He released his final film ''La Prisonnière'' in 1966. ''L'Enfers script was filmed by

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in 1994.

Films

References

General * * * Specific * Hayward, pp. 115–117 * Lloyd, p. 183

External links

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