A Man's Neck

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Audience Score
61
A Man's Neck
NR 1 hr 30 minCrime, Mystery, Thriller
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Willy Ferrière is a gambler living beyond his means, and his mistress is as greedy as he's dead broke. One day, he says out of loud in a a Montparnasse café that he would give 100,000 francs to get rid of his wealthy aunt so he could claim his inheritance. Someone secretly lets Willy know it's a deal. The old lady is murdered, and a low-life criminal is manipulated to be the perfect suspect. But Superintendant Maigret feels something is wrong.
WritersPierre CalmannLouis DelapréeJulien Duvivier

Movie Details

Original Language:French
Production Companies:Les Films Marcel Vandal et Charles Delac
Movie Tags:murder