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Henri-Georges Clouzot

French film director (1907–1977)

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Source revisionSep 10, 2026
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Henri-Georges Clouzot was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed The Wages of Fear (1953) and Les Diaboliques (1955), which are critically recognized as among the greatest films of the 1950s. He also directed documentary films, including The Mystery of Picasso (1956), which was declared a national treasure by the government of France.

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The public source identifies “Henri-Georges Clouzot” as french film director (1907–1977). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Henri-Georges, Clouzot and French.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1953, 1955, 1956—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Henri-Georges, Clouzot and French providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Henri-Georges Clouzot” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.