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- Film
- Year
- 1958
- Release date
- Jan 29, 1958
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
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- ★ TMDB users: 7.0/10
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Title: Maigret Sets a Trap (French: Maigret tend un piège).
Year: 1958.
Director: Jean Delannoy.
Cast: Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot, Olivier Hussenot.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery (also Mystery & Thriller).
Source material: Adaptation of the novel Maigret Sets a Trap by Belgian writer Georges Simenon.
Character: Fictional detective Jules Maigret.
Plot: Four women are murdered, each knifed and, despite torn garments, remain virtuous. Jules Maigret pieces the clues together and realizes that to unmask the elusive man he suspects, he has to set a trap.
Release Date (US): 11/11/1958.
Runtime: 1h 59m (TMDB), 1h 50m (Rotten
Should you watch it?
“Inspector Jules Maigret must set a trap to unmask an elusive serial killer.”
- Based on the novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon
- Features a complex case involving a rageful serial killer
- Starring Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot, and Olivier Hussenot
- The film focuses on a dark subject involving the murder of four women
Watch it if you enjoy crime mysteries centered on a famed police inspector.
The film is a crime drama and mystery with a runtime of 1 hour and 59 minutes.
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The film is an adaptation of a novel by Georges Simenon featuring the well-known detective Jules Maigret.
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The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 59 minutes.
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The film features the fictional detective Jules Maigret, who is the subject of Georges Simenon's writing.
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