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Country: France. Language: French. Support: Black and White. Runtime: 90 min. Aka: Cecile Is Dead ; Cécile est morte! An in-depth review of the film Cecile est morte (1944), aka Cecile Is Dead, directed by Maurice Tourneur, featuring Albert Prejean, Santa Relli, Germaine Kerjean.
- Maurice Tourneur
Although it's talky and overlong, even at 82 minutes, I found "Cécile est morte!" a slight improvement over its immediate predecessor, "Picpus", because the story is more engaging and it does keep you guessing what the hell is going on! (it even involves a headless corpse).
Cécile est morte!: Directed by Maurice Tourneur. With Albert Préjean, Santa Relli, Germaine Kerjean, Luce Fabiole. A woman keeps coming to Quai Des Orfevres to see Inspector Maigret about disturbing events in her household.Maigret and his colleagues are annoyed, until this woman is found dead and they realize she was on to something.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Maurice Tourneur
- 1944-03-08
Review by zabby A woman named Cecile (Santa Relli) comes to see Inspector Maigret (Albert Préjean) so frequently that his co-workers make fun and joke she's his girlfriend. She claims there is something odd going on at the apartment she shares with her aunt.
- Maurice Tourneur
- Continental Films
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Maigret and the Spinster (other English-language title is Cécile is Dead ; French: Cécile est morte) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret.
- Georges Simenon
- French: Cécile est morte
- Belgium
- Eileen Ellenbogen, Anthea Bell
A woman keeps coming to Quai Des Orfevres to see Inspector Maigret about disturbing events in her household.Maigret and his colleagues are annoyed, until this woman is found dead and they realize ...
Nov 3, 2023 · This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: When pathetic Cecile Pardon (Santa Relli) is murdered in the police station, Commissioner Maigret (Albert Prejean) is shamed that he ignored her pleas for help and takes a personal interest in finding the killer, who is also guilty of another homicide, wherein the head was removed from ...