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Maigret Sees Red

Maigret Sees Red

Crime · Drama · Mystery · 1963

Gangsters from the United States try to kill a key government witness whose testimony could help land an influential mobster in jail. It's up to detective Maigret to deal with the FBI and a series of underworld figures to save the life of the witness...

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Maigret Sees Red

1963 Crime · Drama · Mystery 1h 27m

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6.3 / 10

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Gangsters from the United States try to kill a key government witness whose testimony could help land an influential mobster in jail. It's up to detective Maigret to deal with the FBI and a series of underworld figures to save the life of the witness...

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Directed by

Gilles Grangier

Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

Commissioner Jules Maigret

Françoise Fabian

Françoise Fabian

Lily

Michel Constantin

Michel Constantin

Cicero

Paul Frankeur

Paul Frankeur

Bonfils

Guy Decomble

Guy Decomble

l'inspecteur Lognon

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

la patronne de l'hôtel

Laurence Badie

Laurence Badie

Lucienne

Court is in session

Put Maigret Sees Red on trial.

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The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.