The Man on the Eiffel Tower
| The Man on the Eiffel Tower | |
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| Directed by | Burgess Meredith Irving Allen (uncredited) Charles Laughton (uncredited) |
| Written by | Harry Brown (screenplay) Georges Simenon (novel) |
| Produced by | Irving Allen Franchot Tone |
| Starring | Charles Laughton Franchot Tone |
| Cinematography | Stanley Cortez |
| Edited by | Louis Sackin |
| Music by | Michel Michelet |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 97 minutes 87 minutes (American DVD version) |
| Countries | United States, France |
| Languages | English, French |
The Man on the Eiffel Tower is a 1949 American color film noir mystery film directed by Burgess Meredith and starring Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Meredith, and Robert Hutton. 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.[2][3] The film was co-produced by Tone and Allen as T&A Film Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
The film is also known as L'homme de la tour Eiffel in France.
Cast
- Charles Laughton as Inspector Jules Maigret
- Franchot Tone as Johann Radek
- Burgess Meredith as Joseph Heurtin
- Robert Hutton as Bill Kirby
- Jean Wallace as Edna Wallace
- Patricia Roc as Helen Kirby
- Belita as Gisella Heurtin
- George Thorpe as Comelieu
- William Phipps as Janvier
- William Cottrell as Moers
- Chaz Chase as Waiter
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Professor Grollet
References
- ^ a b c "The Man on the Eiffel Tower: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041628/
- ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/31210/The-Man-on-the-Eiffel-Tower/overview
External links
- The Man on the Eiffel Tower at IMDb
- The Man on the Eiffel Tower is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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- 1950 films
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- 1949 films
- American films
- French films
- American mystery films
- Directorial debut films
- English-language films
- French-language films
- Maigret films
- Police detective films
- Films directed by Charles Laughton
- Films directed by Burgess Meredith
- Films directed by Irving Allen
- 1940s thriller films
- Screenplays by Harry Brown (writer)
- RKO Pictures films
- Thriller film stubs
- 1940s French film stubs
- French black-and-white films