Maigret in Montmartre
Thaddeus O'Sullivan, 2017
Maigret at Picratt's
Georges Simenon, 1950
Maigret in Montmartre is a movie directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan in 2017 and based on the book Maigret at Picratt’s: Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper by Georges Simenon, first published in 1950. The movie features Rowan Atkinson, Nicola Sloane, Sebastian De Souza, Simon Gregor, Olivia Vinall, Douglas Hodge, and others.
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Storyline
Arlette, an exotic dancer at the ‘Picratt Club’, comes to the police for help, telling Maigret about a ‘countess’ who is in grave danger, but she then flees, distrustful and afraid. Soon afterwards, she is found murdered; then the countess’s body is discovered. Maigret must discover the link between the two women, as he and his men hunt for the killer in Montmartre’s streets.
Movie vs Book
Year
2017
Minutes
90
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1950
Pages
210
Book Rate
7.64
S: Goodreads
Book
Maigret at Picratt's
Original title: Maigret au Picratt's
Subtitle: Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper
Author: Georges Simenon
Country: Belgium
First published in: 1950
Length: 210 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Inspector Maigret
User polls & recommendations
“Every adaptation has things you have to leave behind in service of creating a cinematic idea that embodies the essential values of the book.”
EDWARD NORTON (Actor, Filmmaker)
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