Maigret Sets a Trap
NR 1958 · 119 min · ★ 7.0 · Crime, Drama, Mystery
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 Michel Audiard
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Jean Gabin Commissioner Jules Maigret -
Annie Girardot Yvonne Maurin -
Olivier Hussenot Lagrume -
Jeanne Boitel Louise Maigret -
Lucienne Bogaert Veuve Adèle Maurin -
Jean Debucourt Camille Guimard -
Paulette Dubost Mauricette Barberot -
Lino Ventura Inspecteur Torrence -
Jean Desailly Marcel Maurin -
Guy Decomble Mazet -
Jacques Hilling Le médecin légiste -
Hubert de Lapparent Le juge Comeliau
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