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A Man's Head

19331h 30mJulien Duvivier

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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.

CrimeMysteryThriller
Based On Novel Or BookInspectorAuntMurderMurder Mystery

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What is A Man's Head (1933) 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…

Who stars in A Man's Head?

A Man's Head stars Harry Baur (Commissaire Jules Maigret), Valéry Inkijinoff (Radek), Alexandre Rignault (Joseph Heurtin), Gaston Jacquet (Willy Ferrière), Gina Manès (Edna Reichberg). The film was directed by Julien Duvivier.

How long is A Man's Head?

A Man's Head has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1933.

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