The Man on the Eiffel Tower

"PARIS... GAY, ALLURING... MASKING A STRANGE ADVENTURE!"

Feb 4 1950 Unrated 1h 37m
Mystery, Thriller

A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime, the student taunts police until they realize that they may have to wrong man.

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Plot

In Paris, a down and out medical student Johann Radek (Franchot Tone) is paid by Bill Kirby (Robert Hutton) to murder his wealthy aunt. A knife grinder (Burgess Meredith) is suspected, but Radek keeps taunting the police until they realize that he is the killer. The police and Maigret (Charles Laughton) are led on chases through the streets and over the rooftops of Paris and finally up the girders of the Eiffel Tower.

Written by

Harry Brown, Georges Simenon

Directed by

Burgess Meredith, Irving Allen, Charles Laughton

Cast

Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, France

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures, A & T Film Productions, Inc.

Languages

Français, English

Awards

1 nomination total

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# of Votes
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Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
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