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Maigret Sets a Trap

Maigret Sets a Trap

19587.01h 59m

Overview

Four women were murdered, each was knifed and, though they had their clothes torn, they weren't molested. As the famed police inspector Jules Maigret pieces the clues together, he comes to realize that for the elusive man that he suspects to be unmasked, he has to set him a trap.

Directed by Jean Delannoy
Written by Georges Simenon, Jean Delannoy, Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud
Produced by Arrigo Colombo, Jean-Paul Guibert, Giorgio Papi
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Top Cast

Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

Commissaire Maigret

Annie Girardot

Annie Girardot

Yvonne Maurin

Olivier Hussenot

Olivier Hussenot

Lagrume

Jeanne Boitel

Jeanne Boitel

Louise Maigret

Lucienne Bogaert

Lucienne Bogaert

Veuve Adèle Maurin

Jean Debucourt

Jean Debucourt

Camille Guimard

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Mauricette Barberot

Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Inspecteur Torrence

Jean Desailly

Jean Desailly

Marcel Maurin

Guy Decomble

Guy Decomble

Mazet

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About Maigret Sets a Trap

Maigret Sets a Trap is a crime, drama, mystery film released in 1958 exploring themes of somber, maigret. Directed by Jean Delannoy, it stars Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot, Olivier Hussenot. Four women were murdered, each was knifed and, though they had their clothes torn, they weren't molested. As the famed police inspector Jules Maigret pieces the clues together, he comes to realize that for the elusive man that he suspects to be unmasked, he has to set him a trap.

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