Summary
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.
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- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 97Audiences 84GoodWatch 89
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most mysteries, −10 min on the typical 102
typical 10292Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 21 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
+11
Released
1943
September 28, 1943
83 years ago
Genres
MysteryDramaThrillerLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
18 people
Pierre FresnayLe docteur Rémy Germain
Ginette LeclercDenise Saillens
Micheline FranceyLaura Vorzet
Héléna MansonMarie Corbin, l'infirmière
Jeanne Fusier-GirLa mercière
SylvieLa mère du cancéreux- LMLiliane MaignéRolande Saillens
Pierre LarqueyMichel Vorzet
Noël RoquevertSaillens, le directeur de l'école
Bernard LancretLe substitut
Antoine Balpêtréle docteur Delorme
Jean BrochardBonnevi - le trésorier de l'hôpital
Pierre Bertinle sous-préfet
Louis SeignerBertrand
Roger BlinFrançois- RCRobert ClermontMonsieur de Maquet
Pierre PalauLe receveur de P.T.T.
Marcel DelaîtreLe dominicain
Directing · 1
- Henri-Georges Clouzot Director, Screenplay, Adaptation
Writing · 1
- Louis Chavance Writer
Production · 2
- Raoul Ploquin Producer
- René Montis Producer
Camera · 1
- Nicolas Hayer Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Marguerite Beaugé Editor
Sound · 2
- Tony Aubin Original Music Composer
- William Robert Sivel Sound Designer
Art · 2
- Hermann Wann Production Design
- Andrej Andrejew Production Design
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