Cecile Is Dead (French: Cécile est morte!) is a 1944 French crime film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Albert Préjean, Santa Relli and Germaine Kerjean. It is based on the 1942 novel of the same title by Georges Simenon featuring his detective Jules Maigret.[1]

Cecile Is Dead
Directed byMaurice Tourneur
Written byJean-Paul Le Chanois
Michel Duran
Based onCecile Is Dead by Georges Simenon
StarringAlbert Préjean
Santa Relli
Germaine Kerjean
CinematographyPierre Montazel
Edited byGérard Bensdorp
Music byRoger Dumas
Production
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Distributed byL'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne
Release date
  • 8 March 1944 (1944-03-08)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. The film was made by the German-controlled Continental Films.

Main cast

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References

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  1. ^ Waldman 2001, p. 137.

Bibliography

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  • Waldman, Harry (2001). Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786409570.
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