Maigret voit rouge (1963)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Gilles Grangier

Writers:

Gilles Grangier (writer)
Jacques Robert (writer)

Release Date:

18 September 1963 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot Keywords:

American | Kidnapping | Cafe Owner | Organized Crime | Golf

Cast

Jean Gabin	...	Commissaire Jules Maigret
Françoise Fabian	...	Lily
Roland Armontel	...	Docteur Fezin
Paul Frankeur	...	Bonfils
Paul Carpenter	...	Harry Mc Donald
Edward Meeks	...	Bill Larner
Ricky Cooper	...	Charlie
Michel Constantin	...	Cicero
Roger Dutoit	...	Bidoine
Carlo Nell	...	Le garçon du 'Manhattan'
Charles Bouillaud	...	Le pharmacien
André Dalibert	...	Un inspecteur
Harry-Max	...	Curtis
Jean-Louis Le Goff	...	Un inspecteur
Paulette Dubost	...	La patronne de l'hôtel

Also Known As:

Maigret Sees Red (International: English title) (literal title)
Maigret e i gangsters (Italy)

Runtime:

France:87 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16

Company:

Films Copernic

Trivia:

Brad Harris was supposed to play a role in this movie, but it didn't work out.

Not one of the best Maigret.

If this Maigret fails to be exciting, blame it on the script (or the novel).When deprived of his social comments,of his psychological dramas,in a nutshell,when he does not portray the social customs of the period,Simenon's novels are nothing but trite gangsters stories.Outside Maigret himself (played by Gabin the best Maigret that ever was,but elsewhere),there's simply not one interesting character on the screen. Grangier displays respect for the audience though:American gangsters speak English -and not French with an accent as it was often the case in his colleagues' works at the time-;for that matter,hats off to Michel Constantin ,the French tough guy par excellence ,who plays a Yankee and whose English is perfect.

But frankly ,a disappointment.