Le corbeau

"One of the Most Discussed Films in the History of French Cinema!"

Sep 28 1943 Not Rated 1h 32m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" (The Raven) soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets.

Plot

A vicious series of poison-pen letters spreads rumours, suspicion and fear among the inhabitants of a small French town, and one after another, they turn on each other as their hidden secrets are unveiled - but the one secret that no-one can uncover is the identity of the letters' author...

Written by

Louis Chavance, Henri-Georges Clouzot

Directed by

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Cast

Pierre Fresnay, Ginette Leclerc, Micheline Francey

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Continental Films

Languages

Français

Awards

N/A

Trailers
LE CORBEAU - Rialto Pictures Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
11,403
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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