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A master filmmaker's unfinished dream - Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
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Title: Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

Release Date: 1 Oct 2009

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Lobster Films, France 2 Cinéma

Production Companies: Lobster Films, France 2 Cinéma

Overview: In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot's production of L'Enfer came to a halt. Despite huge expectations, major studio backing and an unlimited budget, after three weeks the production collapsed. This documentary presents Inferno's incredible expressionistic original rushes, screen tests, and on-location footage, whilst also reconstructing Clouzot's original vision, and shedding light on the ill-fated endeavor through interviews, dramatizations of unfilmed scenes, and Clouzot's own notes.

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Average Vote: 7.3 (84 votes)

Cast

  • Odette (archive footage): Romy Schneider
  • Self (archive footage): Henri-Georges Clouzot
  • Marcel (archive footage): Serge Reggiani
  • Odette: Bérénice Bejo
  • Marcel: Jacques Gamblin
  • Marylou (archive footage): Dany Carrel
  • Martineau (archive footage): Jean-Claude Bercq
  • Julien (archive footage): Mario David
  • Duhamel (archive footage): André Luguet
  • Mme. Bordure (archive footage): Barbara Sommers
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