Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Typical Vibe
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Henri-Georges Clouzot has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1960s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Diabolique.
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The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle's corpse mysteriously disappears.
Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot · With Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse

In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.
Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot · With Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck

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.
Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot · With Pierre Fresnay, Ginette Leclerc, Micheline Francey

As Dominique Marceau is being tried for the murder of Gilbert Tellier, accounts by different witnesses paint a picture of the kind of relationship the two used to share.
Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot · With Brigitte Bardot, Sami Frey, Charles Vanel

Paris, France. Commissaire Wens follows the lead of a ruthless murderer to an unexpected place.
Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot · With Pierre Fresnay, Suzy Delair, Jean Tissier

Paris, France, December 1946. Jenny Lamour, an ambitious cabaret singer, and Maurice, her extremely jealous pianist husband, become involved in the thorough investigation of the murder of a shady businessman, led by Antoine, a peculiar and methodical police inspector.
Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot · With Louis Jouvet, Simone Renant, Bernard Blier