The Man on the Eiffel Tower

Based On the book by Georges Simenon

The Man on the Eiffel Tower is a 1950 American Ansco Color film noir mystery film starring Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, and Robert Hutton. Ultimately directed by Meredith, it is based on the 1931 novel La Tête d'un homme (A Man's Head) by Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his detective Jules Maigret. The film was co-produced by Tone and Irving Allen as A&T Film Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Much of the outdoor action occurs in familiar Paris locales, including the Eiffel Tower, the Seine, and Pigalle.

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Release date:

1950

Director:

Burgess Meredith, Charles Laughton

Cast:

Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, Patricia Roc, Wilfrid Hyde-White

Genre:

Crime, Mystery

Country:

France, United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1950 in adaptations