The Man on the Eiffel Tower

A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime, the student taunts police until they realize that they may have to wrong man.

Cast

Charles Laughton

as Inspector Jules Maigret

Franchot Tone

as Johann Radek

Burgess Meredith

as Joseph Heurtin

Robert Hutton

as Bill Kirby

Jean Wallace

as Edna Wallace

Patricia Roc

as Helen Kirby

Belita

as Gisella Heurtin

George Thorpe

as Comelieu

William Phipps

as Janvier

William Cottrell

as Moers

Reviews

CinemaSerf

It's unfortunate that the "Ansco" colour film used on this 1949 adaptation of Georges Simenon's novel "A Battle of Nerves" has made much of this rather dreary crime caper feel as if you are watching it through yellow cellophane. Despite Charles Laughton being quite decent in the role of the famous d...

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