Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jean Gabin | ... | Le commissaire Jules Maigret | |
Françoise Fabian | ... | Lily | |
Roland Armontel | ... | Le docteur Fezin | |
Paul Frankeur | ... | Bonfils | |
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Paul Carpenter | ... | Harry Mc Donald |
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Edward Meeks | ... | Bill Larner |
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Ricky Cooper | ... | Charlie |
Michel Constantin | ... | Cicero | |
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Roger Dutoit | ... | Bidoine |
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Carlo Nell | ... | Le garçon du 'Manhattan' |
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Charles Bouillaud | ... | Le pharmacien Dullac |
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André Dalibert | ... | Un inspecteur |
Harry-Max | ... | Curtis | |
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Jean-Louis Le Goff | ... | Un inspecteur |
Paulette Dubost | ... | La patronne de l'hôtel |
Gangsters from the United States try to kill a key government witness whose testimony could help land an influential mobster in jail. It's up to detective Maigret to deal with the FBI and a series of underworld figures to save the life of the witness. Written by Canon y mus
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.Apart from 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.