- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- November 20, 1907
- Place of Birth
- Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France
- Died
- January 12, 1977
Henri-Georges Clouzot
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 sc…
Filmography
movieMorceaux de Cannes
2021
movie1940: Taking over French Cinema
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Inferno Unseen
2017 · Director
movieThe Clouzot Scandal
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieBardot, The Misunderstanding
2013
movieThe Bardot mystery
2012
movieThey Saw Inferno
2010 · Self (archival footage)
movieHenri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieHenri-Georges Clouzot: An Enlightened Tyrant
2004 · Self (archive footage)
movieDiabolique
1996 · Original Film Writer
Carl Th. Dreyer und Gertrud
movieCarl Th. Dreyer und Gertrud
1994
movieTorment
1994 · Original Film Writer
movieSorcerer
1977 · Thanks
movieWoman in Chains
1968 · Director, Writer
movieVerdi – Messa da Requiem
1967 · Director
Herbert von Karajan, Symphonie n°5 Beethoven
movieHerbert von Karajan, Symphonie n°5 Beethoven
1967 · Director
movieCarl Th. Dreyer
1966 · Self
movieYehudi Menuhin und Herbert von Karajan – Mozart: Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 5
1966 · Director
movieKarajan: Mozart Violin Concerto No 5, Dvorak Symphony No.9
1966 · Director
movieMenuhin and Karajan - The Concert Great Moments in Music
1966 · Director
movieTokyo Olympiad
1965 · Thanks
movieKarajan in Rehearsal
1965 · Director
movieThe Truth
1960 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Spies
1957 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Mystery of Picasso
1956 · Self (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
movieIf All the Guys in the World...
1956 · Writer
tvCinépanorama
1956 · Self
movieDiabolique
1955 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieThe Wages of Fear
1953 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieBrasil
1950 · Self, Director
movieMiquette
1950 · Director, Writer
movieReturn to Life
1949 · Director, Writer
movieManon
1949 · Director, Screenplay
movieJenny Lamour
1947 · Director, Dialogue, Screenplay
movieLe Corbeau
1943 · Adaptation, Director, Screenplay
movieThe Murderer Lives at Number 21
1942 · Director, Adaptation, Screenplay
movieStrangers in the House
1942 · Dialogue, Adaptation, Screenplay
movieThe Last One of the Six
1941 · Screenplay, Adaptation, Dialogue
movieThe Duel
1941 · Dialogue, Scenario Writer
movieThe World Will Shake
1939 · Screenplay
movieThe Rebel
1938 · Writer
movieBargekeepers Daughter
1938 · Adaptation
movieDream Castle
1933 · Assistant Director, Screenplay
movieAll for Love
1933 · Co-Director, Dialogue
movieTell Me Tonight
1933 · Writer
movieCaprice de princesse
1933 · Dialogue, Co-Director
movieShould We Wed Them?
1932 · Dialogue
movieThe Terror of Batignolles
1931 · Director
movieThe Unknown Singer
1931 · Adaptation
movieI'll Be Alone After Midnight
1931 · Dialogue, Screenplay
movieDragnet Night
1931 · Writer
movieMy Cousin From Warsaw
1931 · Writer
movieClouzot filme Karajan : la Symphonie du Nouveau Monde de Dvořák
— · Director