France / Feb 18, 1933 / U
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Marcel Bourdel | Inspecteur Janvier |
| Frédéric Munié | L'avocat |
| Armand Numès | Le directeur de la police |
| Charles Camus | L'hôtelier |
| René Alexandre | Le chauffeur |
| Missia | La chanteuse des rues |
| Damia | La femme lasse |
| Oléo | La femme de chambre |
| Line Noro | La fille |
| Jane Pierson | La cuisinière |
Genres
CrimeMysteryThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Tête d'un homme |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Les Films Marcel Vandal et Charles Delac |
| Release date | 18 febbraio 1933 |
| Production | Marcel Vandal, Charles Delac |
| Writer | Julien Duvivier, Pierre Calmann, Louis Delaprée, Georges Simenon |
| Editing | Marthe Poncin |
| Cinematography | Armand Thirard |
| Assistant directors | Pierre Calmann, Gilbert de Kniff, Julien Duvivier |
| Camera operators | Armand Thirard |
| Additional photography | Armand Thirard |
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| Production design | Georges Wakhévitch |
| Art direction | Georges Wakhévitch |
| Set decoration | Georges Wakhévitch |
| Music | Jacques Belasco, Marcel Courmes |
| Sound | Marcel Courmes, Jacques Belasco |
Release dates
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