The Man on the Eiffel Tower

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

Director: Burgess Meredith Cast: Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone
, Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
, Jean Wallace
Jean Wallace
, Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
The Man on the Eiffel Tower

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

Director: Burgess Meredith Cast: Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone
, Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
, Jean Wallace
Jean Wallace
, Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith

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Overview

Though hampered by a small budget that shrank with each shooting day, director Burgess Meredith fashioned a serviceable film version of Georges Simenon's A Battle of Nerves. Retitled The Man on the Eiffel Tower, the film pits Simenon's analytical Inspector Maigret (Charles Laughton) against a wily murderer. We know virtually from the outset that the guilty party is Radek (Franchot Tone), a psychotic with delusions of grandeur who has been seduced into killing the wealthy aunt of slatternly Edna Wallace (Jean Wallace). Maigret suspects Radek , but without solid proof he must suffer the taunting and baiting of the beyond-the-law killer. Eventually Maigret wins the psychological battle, forcing Radek to seek refuge on the titular tower. And if you're waiting for that final fatal fall, this isn't that kind of movie. Burgess Meredith also appears in the film as the sort of obvious suspect that is automatically disregarded by any true detective-story buff, despite the most damning evidence. Originally released in eye-pleasing Anscocolor, Man on the Eiffel Tower is generally available nowadays in washed-out public-domain prints.

Product Details

Release Date: 07/09/2015
UPC: 0644827333325
Original Release: 1949
Source: Reel Vault
Language: English
Sales rank: 27,263

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Franchot Tone Radek
Charles Laughton Inspector Jules Maigret
Jean Wallace Edna Wallace
Burgess Meredith Huertin
Robert Hutton Bill Kirby
Patricia Roc Helen Kirby
Belita Gisella
George Thorpe Comelieu
William Cottrell Moers
Chaz Chase Waiter
Wilfrid Hyde-White Prof. Grollet
Bill Phipps Janvier
Michel Michelet Composer

Technical Credits
Irving Allen Producer
Burgess Meredith Director
Harry Brown Screenwriter
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