Henri-Georges Clouzot

Beginning his film career as a screenwriter, 'Henri-Georges Clouzot' (qv) switched over to directing and in 1943 had the distinction of having his film _Le Corbeau (1943)_ (qv) banned by both the German forces occupying France and the Free French forces fighting them, but for different reasons. He shot to international fame with _The Wages of Fear (1953)_ (qv) and consolidated that success with _Diabolique (1955)_ (qv), but continuous ill health caused large gaps in his output, and several projects had to be abandoned (though one, _Torment (1994)_ (qv), was subsequently filmed by 'Claude Chabrol' (qv)). His films are typically relentless suspense thrillers, similar to 'Alfred Hitchcock' (qv)'s but with far less light relief.::Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk> (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)