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Maigret Sets a Trap (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Maigret Sets a Trap' (French: 'Maigret tend un pige') is a 1958 French-Italian 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 Ren Renoux.
Cast
* Jean Gabin as Jules Maigret
* Annie Girardot as Yvonne Maurin
* Olivier Hussenot as Lagrume
* Jeanne Boitel as Louise Maigret
* Lucienne Bogaert as Mme Veuve Adle Maurin
* Jean Debucourt as Camille Guimard
* Guy Decomble as Mazet
* Paulette Dubost as Mauricette Barberot
* Jacques Hilling as Le mdecin lgiste
* Hubert de Lapparent as Le juge Comliau
* Jean Desailly as Marcel Maurin
* Grard Sty as Georges "Jojo" Vacher
* Lino Ventura as Inspector Torrence
* Andr Valmy as Inspector Lucas
* Nadine Basile as L'assistante de police
Critical reception
In 'The New York Times', Bosley Crowther wrote, "If you haven't yet made the acquaintance of French writer Georges Simenon and his famous and fascinating Parisian detective, Inspector Maigret, you can't ask a better introduction to both...an exciting example of the author's sophisticated work and a beautifully clear and catchy portrait of the gumshoe, performed by Jean Gabin...This is a don't-miss picture for the mystery fans."
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