A Man's Head
1933 · 1h 30m · N/A
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
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A Man's Head
Overview
Willy Ferrière is a gambler living beyond his means, and his mistress is as greedy as he's dead broke. One day, he says out of loud in a a Montparnasse café that he would give 100,000 francs to get rid of his wealthy aunt so he could claim his inheritance. Someone secretly lets Willy know it's a deal. The old lady is murdered, and a low-life criminal is manipulated to be the perfect suspect. But Superintendant Maigret feels something is wrong.
Director and cast
- Julien Duvivier Director
- Harry Baur as le commissaire Jules Maigret
- Valéry Inkijinoff as Radek
- Alexandre Rignault as Joseph Heurtin
- Gaston Jacquet as Willy Ferrière
- Louis Gauthier as le juge
- Gina Manès as Edna Reichberg
- Henri Échourin as inspecteur Ménard
- Marcel Bourdel as inspecteur Janvier
- Frédéric Munié Cast
- Armand Numès Cast
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