Cast
Harry Baur
as Commissaire Jules Maigret
Valéry Inkijinoff
as Radek
Alexandre Rignault
as Joseph Heurtin
Gaston Jacquet
as Willy Ferrière
Gina Manès
as Edna Reichberg
Louis Gauthier
as Le juge
Henri Échourin
as Inspecteur Ménard
Marcel Bourdel
as Inspecteur Janvier
Frédéric Munié
as L'avocat
Armand Numès
as Le directeur de la police
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1933
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Mystery, Thriller
Votes29
DirectorJulien Duvivier
WritersJulien Duvivier, Pierre Calmann, Louis Delaprée
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsA Man's Head
About A Man's Head
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.
Directed by Julien Duvivier, A Man's Head leans on a strong ensemble — Harry Baur, Valéry Inkijinoff, Alexandre Rignault — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1933.
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