Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
- Original title
- Maigret tend un piège
- Directed by
- Jean Delannoy
- Genre
- crime film, mystery film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 122 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.
How it feels
Detective Maigret sets a trap to catch a serial killer in Paris. He works with police and local citizens to draw out the murderer.
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What happens
Maigret Sets a Trap (French: Maigret tend un piège) is a 1958 crime film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot and Olivier Hussenot. It is an adaptation of the novel Maigret Sets a Trap by Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his fictional detective Jules Maigret. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. It was the first of three Maigret films starring Gabin; followed by Maigret and the Saint-Faicre Case the following year and Maigret Sees Red in 1963. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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