The Man on the Eiffel Tower
The Man on the Eiffel Tower is a 1950 American Ansco 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] The film was co-produced by Tone and Irving Allen as T&A Film Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
| The Man on the Eiffel Tower | |
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| Directed by | Burgess Meredith Irving Allen (uncredited) Charles Laughton (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Irving Allen Franchot Tone |
| Screenplay by | Harry Brown |
| Based on | Le tête d'un homme 1932 novelette by Georges Simenon |
| Starring | Charles Laughton Franchot Tone |
| Music by | Michel Michelet |
| Cinematography | Stanley Cortez |
| Edited by | Louis Sackin |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date | |
Running time | 97 minutes 87 minutes (American DVD version) |
| Country | United States, France |
| Language | English, French |
Franchot Tone and Charles Laughton sparring in Paris's Monseigneur restaurant.
The film is also known as L'homme de la tour Eiffel in France.
Plot
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
- "The Man on the Eiffel Tower: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- "The Screen in Review; 'The Man on the Eiffel Tower,' From Novel by Simenon, Opens at the Criterion". The New York Times. 30 January 1950. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
External links
- The Man on the Eiffel Tower on IMDb
- The Man on the Eiffel Tower is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- The Man on the Eiffel Tower at AllMovie
- The Man on the Eiffel Tower at the TCM Movie Database
- The Man on the Eiffel Tower at the American Film Institute Catalog
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