Maigret Sets a Trap
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Maigret Sets a Trap

7.0 / 10 1958 1h 59mNR French
CrimeDramaMystery

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

Commissioner Jules Maigret

Lead
Annie Girardot

Annie Girardot

Yvonne Maurin

Olivier Hussenot

Olivier Hussenot

Lagrume

Jeanne Boitel

Jeanne Boitel

Louise Maigret

Lucienne Bogaert

Lucienne Bogaert

Veuve Adèle Maurin

Jean Debucourt

Jean Debucourt

Camille Guimard

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Mauricette Barberot

Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Inspecteur Torrence

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean Delannoy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Maigret Sets a Trap is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker