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Henri-Georges Clouzot | H.G. Clouzot | Henri Georges Clouzot
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20 November 1907 - 12 January 1977
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He was born in Njore, Deux-Sèvres, France. He received a classical education at the university, then worked as a journalist. Since the 1930s, Clouseau worked in films, at first he was only a screenwriter, in 1942 he directed his first film as a director - "The Killer Lives in the 21st". The film was made for the film studio Continental, which was located in the occupied part of France. The film noir, The Raven (1943), was banned by the Nazis and sparked controversy after the liberation of France.
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He was born in Njore, Deux-Sèvres, France. He received a classical education at the university, then worked as a journalist. Since the 1930s, Clouseau worked in films, at first he was only a screenwriter, in 1942 he directed his first film as a director - "The Killer Lives in the 21st". The film was made for the film studio Continental, which was located in the occupied part of France. The film noir, The Raven (1943), was banned by the Nazis and sparked controversy after the liberation of France.
Wide popularity came to Clouseau in the 1950s. Back in 1949, he won the Golden Lion prize for the film “Manon”, in 1953 – “Grand Prix” (the main prize) of the Cannes Film Festival and “Golden Bear” for the painting “Paid for Fear”.
Clouseau is one of the most famous directors of thrillers.[1][2] He is known as the French Hitchcock.[1][2][3]