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Le Corbeau ( lit. 'The Raven') is a 1943 French film noir directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Pierre Fresnay, Micheline Francey and Pierre Larquey. The film is about a French town where a number of citizens receive anonymous letters containing libelous information, particularly targeting a doctor accused of providing abortion services.
The Raven: Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. With Pierre Fresnay, Ginette Leclerc, Micheline Francey, Héléna Manson. A French village doctor becomes the target of poison-pen letters sent to village leaders, accusing him of affairs and practicing abortion.
- (11K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
- 1943-09-28
May 8, 2021 · Watch Le Corbeau, a 1943 drama by Henri-Georges Clouzot, about a poison-pen letter writer in occupied France. Learn about the film's controversial reception, censorship, and legacy in the context of WWII and French culture.
- 91 min
- 12K
- Shadows of the Dark
The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" (The Raven) soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets.
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- Mystery & Thriller
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A mysterious writer of poison-pen letters, known only as Le Corbeau (the Raven), plagues a French provincial town, unwittingly exposing the collective suspicion and rancor seething beneath the community’s calm surface.