Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
A master filmmaker's unfinished dream
7.3(89) 2009-10-01 102 minDocumentary
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.
ProducerSerge Bromberg
Original Music ComposerBruno Alexiu
DirectorSerge Bromberg
DirectorRuxandra Medrea
WriterSerge Bromberg
Cast & characters
Romy Schneider
as Odette (archive footage)
Henri-Georges Clouzot
as Self (archive footage)
Serge Reggiani
as Marcel (archive footage)
Bérénice Bejo
as Odette
Jacques Gamblin
as Marcel
Dany Carrel
as Marylou (archive footage)
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Jean-Claude Bercq
as Martineau (archive footage)
Mario David
as Julien (archive footage)
André Luguet
as Duhamel (archive footage)
Barbara Sommers
as Mme. Bordure (archive footage)
Maurice Teynac
as M. Bordure (archive footage)
Blanchette Brunoy
as Clotilde (archive footage)
Maurice Garrel
as Dr. Arnoux (archive footage)
Henri Virlogeux
as L'homme sur la terrasse (archive footage)
Catherine Allégret
as Yvette / Self - Interviewee
Serge Bromberg
as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Costa-Gavras
as Self - Interviewee
William Lubtchansky
as Self - Interviewee
Bernard Stora
as Self - Interviewee
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Joel Stein
as Self - Interviewee
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Thi Lan Nguyen
as Self - Interviewee
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Jean-Louis Ducarme
as Self - Interviewee
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Jacques Douy
as Self - Interviewee
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Gilbert Amy
as Self - Interviewee
