Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

Documentary

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

"A master filmmaker's unfinished dream"

User Score89 votes

72%7.2/10

Release2009→

Runtime1H 42M

LanguageFrench

StatusReleased

Synopsis

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.

Principal Cast8

Romy Schneider

Odette (archive footage)

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Self (archive footage)

Serge Reggiani

Marcel (archive footage)

Bérénice Bejo

Odette

Jacques Gamblin

Marcel

Dany Carrel

Marylou (archive footage)

Jean-Claude Bercq

Martineau (archive footage)

Mario David

Julien (archive footage)

Full Cast & Crew (45)

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Director

Serge Bromberg

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Keywords

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