Charles Laughton
Inspector Jules Maigret
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
With Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, Robert Hutton. French police inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a rich Paris widow and ends up chasing the killer up the Eiffel Tower's girders.
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- Mystery, Thriller
- Harry Brown, Georges Simenon
The Man on the Eiffel Tower is a 1950 American Ansco Color film noir mystery film starring Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, and Robert Hutton. Ultimately directed by Meredith, it is based on the 1931 novel La Tête d'un homme (A Man's Head) by Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his detective Jules Maigret. [3]
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- Burgess Meredith
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.
Georges Simenon. Novel. Harry Brown. Screenplay. Reviews. 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.
Brief Synopsis. In Paris, a down and out medical student Johann Radek (Franchot Tone) is paid by Bill Kirby (Robert Hutton) to murder his wealthy aunt. A knife grinder (Burgess Meredith) is suspected, but Radek keeps taunting the police until they realize that he is the killer.
