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Henri-Georges Clouzot
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter Born: November 20, 1907 in Niort, France Death: January 12, 1977 in Paris, France Biography:Henri-Georges Clouzot enjoyed a 40-year career in films in his native France, and saw his reputation rise and fall amid the changing tastes of audiences and critics, at home and internationally. Acclaimed in particular for his thrillers, Clouzot was one of the genuine rivals to Alfred Hitchcock and, at his peak, seemed to anticipate the moves of the better-known English director. Born in 1907 in Niort, Clouzot intended upon a career in the French navy but was barred from that opportunity by poor eyesight and chronic ill health. He studied political science with the intention of joining the diplomatic service and he served on the staff of a Rightist political figure after graduation from college, but in the late '20s, Clouzot moved into writing, first as a journalist and, starting in the early '30s, as a screenwriter and playwright. He co-authored numerous scripts between 1931 and 1933, in addition to... Full Biography
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