The Man on the Eiffel Tower(Movie, 1950)

Name: The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1950
Duration: T01:37:00
Rating: 2.9

1h 37min | Genre: Thriller

Rating: 2.9/5 (with 6 votes)

The Man on the Eiffel Tower is a 1950 American Ansco Color film noir mystery film starring Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, and Robert Hutton. Ultimately directed by Meredith, it is based on the 1931 novel La Tête d'un homme (A Man's Head) by Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his detective Jules Maigret. The film was co-produced by Tone and Irving Allen as A&T Film Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Much of the outdoor action occurs in familiar Paris locales, including the Eiffel Tower, the Seine, and Pigalle. The film is also known as L'homme de la tour Eiffel in France. ()

Movie poster of The Man on the Eiffel Tower

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About 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.

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The Man On The Eiffel Tower 1949 Trailer(Trailer, 2:00)

Additional Information

Production countries: France, United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Paris

Plays in: Paris

Based on the work of: Georges Simenon ("A Battle of Nerves")

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), French (FR)

Translated into 7 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 12/12/1949

Appearing Characters: Jules Maigret

Cast: Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, Patricia Roc, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Belita, Jean Wallace, Robert Hutton, William Edward Phipps, William Cottrell, Gabrielle Fontan, Howard Vernon

Director: Burgess Meredith, Irving Allen, Charles Laughton

Producer: Irving Allen, Franchot Tone

Screenwriter: Harry Brown

Director of Photography: Stanley Cortez

Composer: Michel Michelet

Costume designer: Jacques Griffe, Robert Piguet

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"L'homme de la tour Eiffel"

"O Homem da Torre Eiffel"

Keywords: paris, france, murder, eiffel tower, paris

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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