A Man's Head

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A Man's Head (1933)

Directed by Julien Duvivier

Crime, Mystery, Thriller · 1h 30m

Willy Ferrière is a gambler living beyond his means, and his mistress is as greedy as he's dead broke. One day, he says out of loud in a a Montparnasse café that he would give 100,000 francs to get rid of his wealthy aunt so he could claim his inheritance. Someone secretly lets Willy know it's a deal. The old lady is murdered, and a low-life criminal is manipulated to be the perfect suspect. But Superintendant Maigret feels something is wrong.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Julien Duvivier
Writer
Pierre Calmann, Louis Delaprée, Julien Duvivier
Novel
Georges Simenon
Director of Photography
Armand Thirard
Editor
Marthe Poncin
Producer
Charles Delac, Marcel Vandal

Details

Original title
La Tête d'un homme
Release date
1933-02-18
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Les Films Marcel Vandal et Charles Delac