Beginning his film career as a screenwriter, Henri-Georges Clouzot switched over to directing and in 1943 had the distinction of having his film _Le corbeau 's but with far less light relief.
Alfred Hitchcock considered Clouzot a very serious rival for the title of Master of Suspense, and Psycho was put into production because Hitchcock specifically intended to outdo Les diaboliques .
He beat Alfred Hitchcock in buying the rights to "Les Diaboliques" with a margin of just a few hours. He filmed it as Les diaboliques .
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 140-144. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
Brother of Jrme Gronimi.
