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A Man's Neck

A Man's Neck

A Man's Neck

A Man's Neck

1933•1h 30m•

★6.1(29 ratings)

CrimeMysteryThriller

Overview

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.

Director

Julien Duvivier

Writers

Pierre Calmann, Louis Delaprée, Julien Duvivier

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Main Cast

Harry Baur

Harry Baur

Commissaire Jules Maigret

Valéry Inkijinoff

Valéry Inkijinoff

Radek

Alexandre Rignault

Alexandre Rignault

Joseph Heurtin

Gaston Jacquet

Gaston Jacquet

Willy Ferrière

Gina Manès

Gina Manès

Edna Reichberg

Louis Gauthier

Louis Gauthier

Le juge

Henri Échourin

Henri Échourin

Inspecteur Ménard

Marcel Bourdel

Marcel Bourdel

Inspecteur Janvier

Frédéric Munié

Frédéric Munié

L'avocat

Armand Numès

Armand Numès

Le directeur de la police

Charles Camus

Charles Camus

L'hôtelier

René Alexandre

René Alexandre

Le chauffeur

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Julien Duvivier
Assistant Director: Pierre Calmann
Assistant Director: Gilbert de Kniff

Writing

Writer: Pierre Calmann
Writer: Louis Delaprée
Writer: Julien Duvivier
Novel: Georges Simenon

Production

Producer: Charles Delac
Producer: Marcel Vandal

Music & Sound

Music: Jacques Belasco
Sound: Marcel Courmes

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Armand Thirard

Editing

Editor: Marthe Poncin

Art Direction

Art Direction: Georges Wakhévitch

Keywords

based on novel or bookinspectorauntmurdermurder mystery

Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "La Tête d'un homme" (FR).

#2

The runtime is 90 minutes (1h 30m).

#3

The film was directed by Julien Duvivier.

#4

The screenplay was written by Pierre Calmann and Louis Delaprée.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Armand Thirard.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0024710.

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Rating

6.1/10

Average

29 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

La Tête d'un homme

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

U

Language:

Français

Country of Origin:

France

Production Companies:

Les Films Marcel Vandal et Charles Delac