
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949 · Movie · NR · 96 min · ★ 5.2
A slick mystery thriller from the 1940s about a Paris police inspector tracking a serial killer before chasing him up the Eiffel Towel’s structure.
Based on A Battle of Nerves
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Details
- Years
- 1949
- Release date
- 1949-12-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 96 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 (24 votes)
Themes
- paris, france
- murder
- eiffel tower, paris
- maigret
- adaptation
Cast & crew

Charles Laughton
as Inspector Jules Maigret

Franchot Tone
as Johann Radek

Burgess Meredith
as Joseph Heurtin

Robert Hutton
as Bill Kirby

Jean Wallace
as Edna Wallace

Patricia Roc
as Helen Kirby

Belita
as Gisella Heurtin
- GT
George Thorpe
as Comelieu

William Phipps
as Janvier
- WC
William Cottrell
as Moers
Directed by Burgess Meredith