Maigret and His Greatest Case
Maigret and His Greatest Case (German: Maigret und sein grösster Fall) is a 1966 crime film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Françoise Prévost and Günther Stoll.[1] It was made as a co-production between Austria, France, Italy and West Germany. It is based on the 1931 novel Maigret at the Gai-Moulin featuring the fictional Sûreté detective Jules Maigret.
| Maigret and His Greatest Case | |
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| Directed by | Alfred Weidenmann |
| Written by | Herbert Reinecker |
| Based on | Maigret at the Gai-Moulin by Georges Simenon |
| Produced by | Heinz Pollak Karl Spiehs |
| Starring | Heinz Rühmann Françoise Prévost Günther Stoll |
| Cinematography | Heinz Hölscher |
| Edited by | Gretl Girinec |
| Music by | Erwin Halletz |
Production companies | Intercontinental Filmproduktion Terra Film Carmina Films Constantin Film |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
Release date | 24 November 1966 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Countries | Austria France Italy West Germany |
| Language | German |
It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna and on location in Lausanne. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hertha Hareiter.
Cast
- Heinz Rühmann as Kommissar Maigret
- Françoise Prévost as Simone Lefèbvre
- Günther Stoll as Alain Robin
- Günter Strack as Kommissar Delvigne
- Gerd Vespermann as Inspektor Caselle
- Christo Neggas as Adriano Genaro
- Ulli Lommel as René Delfosse
- Edwin Noel as Jean Chabeau
- Giacomo Furia as Marcello Genaro
- Claudio Camaso as Giorgio Genaro
- Alexander Kerst as André Delfosse
- Francesca Rosano as Franchita
- Peter Groß as Inspektor Lapointe
- Silvana Sansoni as Animierdame
- Peter Gerhard as Museumsdirektor
- Rudolf Barry as Inspektor Lucas
- Walter Varndal as Bauchladenmann
- Günther Ungeheuer as Mr. Holoway
- Eddi Arent as François Labas
References
- Woeller & Cassiday p.175
Bibliography
- Woeller, Waltraud & Cassiday, Bruce. The Literature of Crime and Detection: An Illustrated History from Antiquity to the Present. Ungar, 1988.
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