Maigret and His Greatest Case

Maigret and His Greatest Case (German: Maigret und sein grösster Fall) is a 1966 crime film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Françoise Prévost and Günther Stoll.[1] It was made as a co-production between Austria, France, Italy and West Germany. It is based on the 1931 novel Maigret at the Gai-Moulin featuring the fictional Sûreté detective Jules Maigret.

Maigret and His Greatest Case
Directed byAlfred Weidenmann
Written byHerbert Reinecker
Based onMaigret at the Gai-Moulin by Georges Simenon
Produced byHeinz Pollak
Karl Spiehs
StarringHeinz Rühmann
Françoise Prévost
Günther Stoll
CinematographyHeinz Hölscher
Edited byGretl Girinec
Music byErwin Halletz
Production
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Intercontinental Filmproduktion
Terra Film
Carmina Films
Constantin Film
Distributed byConstantin Film
Release date
  • 24 November 1966 (1966-11-24)
Running time
89 minutes
CountriesAustria
France
Italy
West Germany
LanguageGerman

It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna and on location in Lausanne. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hertha Hareiter.

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References

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  1. ^ Woeller & Cassiday p.175

Bibliography

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  • Woeller, Waltraud & Cassiday, Bruce. The Literature of Crime and Detection: An Illustrated History from Antiquity to the Present. Ungar, 1988.
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