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The Man on the Eiffel Tower( 1949)

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PARIS... GAY, ALLURING... MASKING A STRANGE ADVENTURE!

Overview

A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime, the student taunts police until they realize that they may have to wrong man.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Charles Laughton

      Inspector Jules Maigret

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      Franchot Tone

      Johann Radek

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      Burgess Meredith

      Joseph Heurtin

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      Robert Hutton

      Bill Kirby

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      Jean Wallace

      Edna Wallace

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      Patricia Roc

      Helen Kirby

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      Belita

      Gisella Heurtin

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      George Thorpe

      Comelieu

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      William Phipps

      Janvier

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      William Cottrell

      Moers

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      Chaz Chase

      Waiter

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      Wilfrid Hyde-White

      Professor Grollet

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      Howard Vernon

      Inspector (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jul 09 2022
    It's unfortunate that the "Ansco" colour film used on this 1949 adaptation of Georges Simenon's novel "A Battle of Nerves" has made much of this rather dreary crime caper feel as if you are watching it through yellow cellophane. Despite Charles Laughton being quite decent in the role of the famous detective "Maigret" trying to track down a murderer and an extortionist, the thing just bumbles along for far too long peppered with far too many protracted establishing shots and way too much score. Director and co-star Burgess Meredith has lost much of his sense of objectivity or proportion as the s...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • paris, france
    • murder
    • eiffel tower, paris
    • maigret
    • adaptation