Le scandale Clouzot

Henri Georges Clouzot's career : a screenwriter from the thirties,he became a director in 1942 ,working for the Continental,a German firm ,and produced "Le Corbeau" the following year .His career ran into difficulties after the Liberation and he was not allowed to work till 1947.When he finally returned ,his career went from strength to strength ,with "Quai Des Orfevres" ,"wages of fear" and "Les Diaboliques".Unfairly trashed by the Nouvelle Vague,he was not able to carry through his too ambitious "L'Enfer" .He remains one of the most important French directors of all time,his movies being often remade.