A Man's Neck (1933)
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.
Director: Julien Duvivier
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: February 18, 1933
Cast
- Harry Baur - Commissaire Jules Maigret
- Valéry Inkijinoff - Radek
- Alexandre Rignault - Joseph Heurtin
- Gaston Jacquet - Willy Ferrière
- Gina Manès - Edna Reichberg
- Louis Gauthier - Le juge
- Henri Échourin - Inspecteur Ménard
- Marcel Bourdel - Inspecteur Janvier
- Frédéric Munié - L'avocat
- Armand Numès - Le directeur de la police
Screenplay
Music: Jacques Belasco
Cinematography: Armand Thirard
Editing: Marthe Poncin
Production: Les Films Marcel Vandal et Charles Delac
Country: France
Language: Français
Original Language: fr
Themes
Cold Cases: Unsolved Murder Secrets, Organized Crime and Deadly Betrayal, Impossible Murder in a Locked Room, Deadly Conspiracies in Elite Circles, Serial Murder Clue Hunt
Keywords
based on novel or book, inspector, aunt, murder, murder mystery
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Man's Neck about?
- 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.
- Who directed A Man's Neck?
- A Man's Neck was directed by Julien Duvivier.
- Who stars in A Man's Neck?
- A Man's Neck stars Harry Baur, Valéry Inkijinoff, Alexandre Rignault, Gaston Jacquet, Gina Manès, Louis Gauthier.
- How long is A Man's Neck?
- A Man's Neck has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is A Man's Neck?
- A Man's Neck is a Crime, Mystery, Thriller film.
- Where was A Man's Neck produced?
- A Man's Neck was produced in France.
- What are the themes of A Man's Neck?
- The themes of A Man's Neck include: Cold Cases: Unsolved Murder Secrets, Organized Crime and Deadly Betrayal, Impossible Murder in a Locked Room, Deadly Conspiracies in Elite Circles, Serial Murder Clue Hunt.