Cecile Is Dead (1944)

Original title

Cécile est morte !

Directed by

Maurice Tourneur

Genre

crime film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Detective Jules Maigret investigates the murder of a woman named Cecile. He follows clues in Paris to find the person responsible.

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What happens

Cecile Is Dead (French: Cécile est morte!) is a 1944 French crime film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Albert Préjean, Santa Relli and Germaine Kerjean. It is based on the 1942 novel of the same title by Georges Simenon featuring his detective Jules Maigret. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. The film was made by the German-controlled Continental Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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