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Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case

1959 · 98 min

A quiet, melancholy detective story that unfolds slowly in a fading château, with an understated sense of loss and class resentment.

Directed by: Jean Delannoy
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Jean Gabin, Michel Auclair, Valentine Tessier

Overview: Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at the request of the Countess of Saint-Fiacre, who has received a disturbing anonymous letter.

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Directed by: Jean Delannoy
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Jean Gabin, Michel Auclair, Valentine Tessier

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
grief
betrayal
justice
Places: countryside
single country house
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Jean Delannoy
Written by: Jean Delannoy, Michel Audiard, Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud
Starring: Jean Gabin, Michel Auclair, Valentine Tessier, Jacques Morel, Michel Vitold, Paul Frankeur, Robert Hirsch, Gabrielle Fontan
Music: Jean Prodromidès
Cinematography: Louis Page
Runtime: 98 min
Country: Italy, France
Languages: French

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