Maigret Tend un Piege (1958)
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The French-made Inspector Maigret offers one of the best-ever Maigrets in the form of veteran tough guy Jean Gabin, who played the character three times throughout the 1950s. In Maigret Sets a Trap, the inspector tackles the case of a psychopathic serial killer. The female victims have all been stripped and stabbed but none of the women was raped. Putting two and two together, Maigret determines that the killer was motivated by rage and frustration rather than sex. Maigret Sets a Trap avoids sensationalism in favor of slow-building suspense. Originally released in the U.S. as Inspector Maigret, the movie was retitled Woman-Bait. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Jean Gabin - Maigret
- Jean Desailly - Marcel Maurin
- Oliver Hussenot - Inspector Lagrume
- Gerard Sety - Jo Jo
- Jean Debucourt - Guimart
- Paulette Dubost - Mauricette Barberot
- Annie Girardot - Yvonne Maurin
- Lucienne Bogaert - Mme. Maurin
- Jeanne Boitel - Mme. Maigret
- Alfred Adam - Barberot
- Lino Ventura - Torrence
- Jacques Hilling - the Butcher
- Director(s):
- Jean Delannoy
- Writer(s):
- Jean Delannoy, Rodolphe M. Arlaud, Michel Audiard
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