

The Man on the Eiffel Tower
PARIS... GAY, ALLURING... MASKING A STRANGE ADVENTURE!
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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- Language
- French
- paris, france
- murder
- eiffel tower, paris
- maigret
- adaptation
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)NRLos Angeles, California12 Dec 1949
- Theatrical (limited)New York City, New York28 Jan 1950
- Theatrical4 Feb 1950
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical22 Jun 1951
CanadaCA
- PremierePGMontréal20 Jan 1950
AustriaAT
- Theatrical28 Sept 1951
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical27 Mar 1950
FinlandFI
- Theatrical11 Jan 1952
FranceFR
- Theatrical18 Jan 1950
GermanyDE
- Theatrical16Constantin Film (West Germany)6 Oct 1950
ItalyIT
- Theatrical6 Sept 1951
MexicoMX
- TheatricalB13 Jul 1950
PhilippinesPH
- Theatrical (limited)Davao24 Jun 1952
PortugalPT
- Theatrical27 Apr 1951
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower was released on 12 December 1949.
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CinemaSerf
7/9/2022
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 detective "Maigret" trying to track down a murderer and an extortionist, the thing just bumbles along for far too long pe…
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