Majestic Hotel Cellars (1945)

Original title

Les Caves du Majestic

Directed by

Richard Pottier

Genre

crime, drama, mystery

Country

France

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A detective investigates a murder at a hotel. The case is tangled up with secrets among the guests and staff.

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What happens

Majestic Hotel Cellars (French: Les caves du Majestic) is a 1945 French crime film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Albert Préjean, Suzy Prim and Denise Grey. It is based on the Maigret novel Maigret and the Hotel Majestic by Georges Simenon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. The film earned admissions in France of 1,870,814. It was the last production of the German-controlled French film production company Continental Films, which was dissolved after the Liberation of Paris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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