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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.
Jul 22, 2005 · Anyone who can make Hitchcock uneasy deserves closer examination, and Hitchcock was nervous that Henri-Georges Clouzot might unseat him as “the master of suspense”. Although not as prolific, Clouzot’s is undoubtedly a comparable talent, and Wages Of Fear (1953) and Les Diaboliques (1955) regularly make it into lists of the greatest thrillers ever made.
Although he made just 11 full-length films spanning a 27 year period, Henri-Georges Clouzot is regarded as among the greatest of French film directors. His suspense thrillers are particularly highly regarded, with an enduring popular appeal that places him beside Alfred Hitchcock as a master of the genre. Clouzot was born on 20th November 1907 ...
Henri-Georges Clouzot. Writer: The Wages of Fear. 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.
Henri-Georges Clouzot je rođen u Niortu, Francuska, od majke Suzanne Clouzot i oca Georgesa Clouzouta, vlasnika knjižare. Henri-Georges je bio prvi od troje djece u porodici koja se ubrajala među srednju klasu. Godine 1922, knjižara Clouzotovog oca je bankrotirala a njegova porodica se preselila u Brest, gdje je njegov otac postao aukcionar.
Henri-Georges Clouzot was a French film 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 mystery The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (French: L'Assassin Habite au 21 ...
The result is one of the greatest thrillers ever committed to celluloid, a white-knuckle ride from France’s legendary master of suspense, Henri-Georges Clouzot. In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route.
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