The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) |
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| Director(s) | Burgess Meredith, Irving Allen (uncredited), Charles Laughton (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Franchot Tone, Irving Allen |
| Top Genres | Crime, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense |
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Charles Laughton(as Inspector Jules Maigret)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
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1949
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
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1949
Charles Laughton
(as Inspector Jules Maigre...)
Franchot Tone(as Johann Radek)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
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1949
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Released
1949
Franchot Tone
(as Johann Radek)
Burgess Meredith(as Joseph Heurtin)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
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1949
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Released
1949
Burgess Meredith
(as Joseph Heurtin)
Patricia Roc(as Helen Kirby)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
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1949
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Released
1949
Patricia Roc
(as Helen Kirby)
William Cottrell(as Moers)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
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1949
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Released
1949
William Cottrell
(as Moers)
Wilfrid Hyde-White(as Professor Grollet)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
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1949
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Released
1949
Wilfrid Hyde-White
(as Professor Grollet)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower Overview:
The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) was a Mystery - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Burgess Meredith, Irving Allen (uncredited) and Charles Laughton (uncredited) and produced by Franchot Tone and Irving Allen.
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower stands out among Franchot's filmography for many reasons. First, it is a film that Franchot cited as one of his favorites. Second, it is the only film of his in color. Third, it features his second wife and mother of his children, Jean Wallace (yet they were either separa... Read full article
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower Quotes:
Inspector Jules Maigret:
[to Johann Radek] By the way - there's one thing I'd like to know. Am I following you, or are you following me?
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There were various production problems on this picture, including Charles Laughton's threatening to walk off the picture if the original director, Irving Allen (who was also one of the film's producers) wasn't replaced (star Burgess Meredith eventually replaced him as director). Allen himself was very dissatisfied with the final results. After its initial run, he bought the film rights back from RKO and kept the prints out of circulation for a long time. Many believed that the film was lost, even Meredith. However, it has been released on VHS and DVD and can be relatively easily found at rental stores.
Producer Irving Allen was the original director, but after only three days of shooting, Charles Laughton threatened to quit if Burgess Meredith did not take over. Laughton directed the scenes in which Meredith appeared.