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The Raven

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Remy Germain (Pierre Fresnay) 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. This allegorical film was highly controversial at the time of its release, and was banned in France after the Liberation.

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Chuck Bowen Slant Magazine 09/15/2022
Clouzot has devised Le Corbeau like a steel trap, suggesting a series of minute, interlocking gestures that can ripple into actions of profound consequence at any moment. Go to Full Review Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times 05/03/2018
Clouzot, always a painstaking filmmaker, has constructed a plot of fiendish intricacy whose wild twists implicate one character after another until justice is finally served. Go to Full Review Anthony Lane The New Yorker 04/23/2018
The movie squirms with mistrust, and burrows deep. Go to Full Review Julian Singleton Cinapse Jul 11
For a film like Le Corbeau, a paranoid thriller preying on the infectious nature of mob mentality and secrets repressed by society at large, its reemergence couldn’t come at a more timely moment. Go to Full Review Armond White National Review 11/23/2024
Instead of preaching sappy compassion, Clouzot dares to embrace the misanthropy that refuses sentimental justifications. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 11/18/2023
The atmosphere of corruption and hypocrisy is thick, and Clouzot’s direction is crisp and taut. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Alec B 11/21/2024 You get the sense that a lot of the controversy around the movie was really due to the fact that it made people extremely uncomfortable. It sees people honestly at their ugliest. See more Scott S 07/08/2024 Everyone hated Clouzot's Le Corbeau as he navigated the subject matter of collective suspicion and how it turned a small town into a self-loathing community. Years later, it still speaks to a digital culture where anyone can make accusations about anyone, either true or false, and instantly ruin someone's lively hood. See more 01/29/2022 Beautiful classic movie, when you think such old movies can show how we start thinking about complicated moral issues in society, even in symbolic styles and by thinking in the context of war See more Bill T @Spuzz 05/31/2020 A pretty good whodunit about someone who plagues a small town with plenty of devastating gossip about townspeople. This may run longer than neccessary, it got a little boring after awhile. See more laurent b 04/30/2018 A incredibly clever scenario, and brillant actors. See more 11/16/2017 A fantastic, underseen classic that succeeds as both a satisfying mystery and wonderfully shot noir. See more Read all reviews
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Henri-Georges Clouzot

Director

Pierre Fresnay

Le docteur Rémy Germain

Ginette Leclerc

Denise Saillens

Pierre Larquey

Michel Vorzet

Noël Roquevert

Saillens

Antoine Belpetre

Le docteur Delorme

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Synopsis Remy Germain (Pierre Fresnay) 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. This allegorical film was highly controversial at the time of its release, and was banned in France after the Liberation.
Director
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 28, 1943, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$36.1K
Runtime
1h 32m