Henri Decoin: Henri Decoin. Writer: Abus de confiance. Partly due to the uneven quality of his work, Henri Decoin remained an overlooked director. Born in 1890, he was a sports correspondent, a novelist, Gallone's assistant, and a screenwriter, As a director, some of his films noirs are simply stellar and deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as those of Clouzot and Duvivier. His first efforts (from 1933 to 1941) were often...
Known For: Abus de confiance (Writer(as Henry Decoin)), Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (Director), Au grand balcon (Director), One Step to Eternity (Writer)