Maigret (1988) (TV)

Director:

Paul Lynch

Writer (WGA):

Arthur Weingarten (written by)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Sergeant | Train | Character Name In Title

Cast

Richard Harris	...	Jules Maigret
Patrick O'Neal	...	Kevin Portman
Victoria Tennant	...	Victoria Portman
Ian Ogilvy	...	Daniel Portman
Barbara Shelley	...	Louise Maigret
Dominique Barnes	...	Tara Portman
Eric Deacon	...	Tony Portman
Richard Durden	...	Julian Braden
Andrew McCulloch	...	Sgt. Lucas
Annette Andre	...	Judith Hollenbeck
Caroline Munro	...	Carolyn Page
Don Henderson	...	Barge Captain
Mark Audley	...	Ekers
Eve Ferret	...	Mrs. Tippet
Lachele Carl	...	Sgt. Leila Normand

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG

Company:

Columbia Pictures Television

Trivia:

This film was turned into a television series four years later, with Michael Gambon replacing Richard Harris as Maigret. This ended up being the first of two roles the actors would share, as they would also later both play Albud Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films.

A very good mystery

Rumpled French detective Maigret's friend Mr. Durban, a private investigator, is killed while riding the train to Paris and his body is dumped in a river. This touches off a hunt for the killer(s) that leads to a rich industrialist and a family full of entanglements. The deaths multiply until Maigret finds the key.

Richard Harris plays the part of Maigret superbly. His interviewing of suspects is so very intense that the air fairly crackles as he performs. All in all a very good mystery.