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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 doctor is accused of immoral acts by anonymous letters in a small town. Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Pierre Fresnay and Ginette Leclerc, this film influenced the French language with the term "corbeau" for a raven.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
- 1943-09-28
May 8, 2021 · Watch Le Corbeau, a 1943 drama by Henri-Georges Clouzot, about a poison-pen letter writer in occupied France. Learn about the film's controversial reception, censorship, and legacy in the context of WWII and French culture.
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- Shadows of the Dark
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
May 4, 2009 · Trailer for the 1943 French Film Le Corbeau (The Raven). Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot.
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- d. kostrzyn
Apr 17, 2020 · Le Corbeau has had a lasting impact on French culture and beyond. The unsolved murder of four-year-old Grégory Villemin in 1984 was made all the more troubling by an anonymous letter-writer ...
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Synopsis. Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" (The Raven) soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets.
- 92 min
