The Man on the Eiffel Tower
5.8
“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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Cast
13 people
Charles Laughton
Inspector Jules Maigret
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Spartacus
Franchot Tone
Johann Radek
Known for
Five Graves to Cairo
Mutiny on the Bounty
Burgess Meredith
Joseph Heurtin
Known for
Rocky
Clash of the Titans
Robert Hutton
Bill Kirby
Known for
The Steel Helmet
They Came from Beyond Space
Jean Wallace
Edna Wallace
Known for
The Big Combo
Patricia Roc
Helen Kirby
Known for
Canyon Passage
Belita
Gisella Heurtin
Also in
Suspense
The Gangster
George Thorpe
Comelieu
Also in
Daughter of Darkness
Yellow Canary
William Phipps
Janvier
Known for
Cinderella
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
William Cottrell
Moers
Known for
Julius Caesar
Chaz Chase
Waiter
Also in
Public Jitterbug No. 1
Start Cheering
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Professor Grollet
Known for
My Fair Lady
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Burgess Meredith Director · Harry Brown Screenplay Georges Simenon Author
United States release December 12, 1949 · Produced in France, United States · Languages English, French
Production
A & T Film Productions, Inc.
Production
RKO
Studio
France · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · December 12, 1949
Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States
January 28, 1950 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
February 4, 1950 · Theatrical
Australia
June 22, 1951 · Theatrical
Austria
September 28, 1951 · Theatrical
Canada
January 20, 1950 · Premiere · Montréal
Denmark
March 27, 1950 · Theatrical
Finland
January 11, 1952 · Theatrical
France
January 18, 1950 · Theatrical
Germany
October 6, 1950 · Theatrical · Constantin Film (West Germany)
Italy
September 6, 1951 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 13, 1950 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 24, 1952 · Limited theatrical · Davao
Portugal
April 27, 1951 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 6, 1950 · Theatrical
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