Overview
Maigret is a 2022 French-Belgian crime drama film directed by Patrice Leconte. It is an adaptation of the novel Maigret et la jeune morte by Georges Simenon, published in 1954 and featuring the police detective Jules Maigret. The novel was previously adapted as a television film in 1973 with Jean Richard in the role of Maigret. The film was first released in France on 23 February 2022.
Synopsis
In the 1950s, the body of young woman is found on Place Vintimille in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. The victim is dressed in an evening gown and possesses no identity documents in her purse. The commissaire Jules Maigret and his men are in charge of the investigation and seek to uncover the young woman's identity. The day before, she rented her dress from a neighbourhood shop.
Cast
Gérard Depardieu as Jules Maigret
Jade Labeste as Betty
Mélanie Bernier as Jeanine Arménieu
Aurore Clément as M Clermont-Valois
Clara Antoons as Louise Louvière
Pierre Moure as Laurent Clermont-Valois
Bertrand Poncet as Lapointe
Élizabeth Bourgine as Irène
Anne Loiret as M Maigret
Hervé Pierre as Doctor Paul
André Wilms as Kaplan
Philippe du Janerand as the judge
Jean-Paul Comart as Albert Janvier
Pascal Elso as Clermont-Valois's lawyer
Norbert Ferrer as bar owner
Moana Ferré as Maggy Rouff salon woman
John Sehil as cemetery employee
Production
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