Cecile Is Dead

1944 film

Cecile Is Dead

Directed by| Maurice Tourneur
Written by| Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Michel Duran
Based on| Cecile Is Dead by Georges Simenon
Starring| Albert Préjean
Santa Relli
Germaine Kerjean
Cinematography| Pierre Montazel
Edited by| Gérard Bensdorp
Music by| Roger Dumas

Production
company

Continental Films

Distributed by| L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne

Release date

* 8 March 1944 (1944-03-08)

Running time

| 90 minutes
Country| France
Language| French

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]

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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* Albert Préjean as Le commissaire Maigret
* Santa Relli as Cécile
* Germaine Kerjean as Madame Boynet
* Luce Fabiole as Madame Petitot, la concierge
* Liliane Maigné as Nouchi
* André Gabriello as Lucas
* Jean Brochard as Dandurand
* André Reybaz as Gérard Pardon
* Yves Deniaud as Machepied
* Marcel Carpentier as Dr. Pierre
* Marcel André as Le directeur de la P.J.
* Henry Bonvallet as Le juge d'instruction
* Charles Blavette as Monfils

## 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.

## External links

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* Cecile Is Dead at IMDb

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Films directed by Maurice Tourneur

* The Conspiracy (1913)
* The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1913)
* Jean la Poudre (1913)
* The System of Doctor Goudron (1913)
* The Gaieties of the Squadron (1913)
* Tricks of Love (1913)
* The Last Pardon (1913)
* The Cameo (1913)
* Mother (1914)
* Figures de cire (1914)
* The Man of the Hour (1914)
* The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England (1914)
* The Red Promenade (1914)
* The Pit (1914)
* The Sparrow (1914)
* Monsieur Lecoq (1914)
* The Secret of the Well (1914)
* Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915)
* Trilby (1915)
* The Cub (1915)
* The Ivory Snuff Box (1915)
* The Butterfly on the Wheel (1915)
* The Pawn of Fate (1915)
* The Hand of Peril (1916)
* The Closed Road (1916)
* The Velvet Paw (1916)
* The Rail Rider (1916)
* A Girl's Folly (1916)
* The Whip (1917)
* The Undying Flame (1917)
* Exile (1917)
* The Law of the Land (1917)
* The Pride of the Clan (1917)
* The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)
* Barbary Sheep (1917)
* The Rise of Jennie Cushing (1917)
* Rose of the World (1917)
* The Blue Bird (1918)
* Prunella (1918)
* A Doll's House (1918)
* Sporting Life (1918)
* Woman (1918)
* My Lady's Garter (1919)
* The White Heather (1919)
* The Life Line (1919)
* Victory (1919)
* The Broken Butterfly (1919)
* The County Fair (1920)
* The Great Redeemer (1920)
* While Paris Sleeps (1920)
* Treasure Island (1920)
* The White Circle (1920)
* Deep Waters (1920)
* The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
* The Bait (1921)
* The Foolish Matrons (1921)
* Lorna Doone (1922)
* The Brass Bottle (1923)
* The Christian (1923)
* The Isle of Lost Ships (1923)
* Jealous Husbands (1923)
* Torment (1924)
* The White Moth (1924)
* Sporting Life (1925)
* Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925)
* Clothes Make the Pirate (1925)
* Aloma of the South Seas (1926)
* Old Loves and New (1926)
* The Crew (1928)
* The Ship of Lost Souls (1929)
* Accused, Stand Up! (1930)
* Departure (1931)
* Dance Hall (1931)
* Fun in the Barracks (1932)
* In the Name of the Law (1932)
* L'Homme mystérieux (1933)
* The Two Orphans (1933)
* Le Voleur (1934)
* Justin de Marseille (1935)
* Koenigsmark (1935)
* Samson (1936)
* With a Smile (1936)
* The Patriot (1938)
* Katia (1938)
* Sins of Youth (1941)
* Volpone (1941)
* Miss Bonaparte (1942)
* La Main du diable (1943)
* Cecile Is Dead (1944)
* After Love (1948)
* Dilemma of Two Angels (1948)

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Georges Simenon's Maigret

Novels|

* The Strange Case of Peter the Lett
* The Crime at Lock 14
* The Death of Monsieur Gallet
* The Crime of Inspector Maigret
* A Battle of Nerves
* Maigret and the Yellow Dog
* Maigret at the Crossroads
* Maigret in Holland
* The Sailors' Rendezvous
* Maigret at the Gai-Moulin
* Guinguette by the Seine
* The Shadow in the Courtyard
* Maigret Goes Home
* The Flemish Shop
* Death of a Harbour Master
* The Madman of Bergerac
* Liberty Bar
* The Lock at Charenton
* Maigret Returns
* Maigret and the Hotel Majestic
* Maigret in Exile
* Maigret and the Spinster
* To Any Lengths
* Maigret and the Toy Village
* Maigret's Rival
* Maigret Gets Angry
* Maigret in New York
* A Summer Holiday
* Maigret's Dead Man
* Maigret's First Case
* My Friend Maigret
* Maigret and the Coroner
* Maigret and the Old Lady
* Madame Maigret's Own Case
* Maigret's Memoirs
* Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper
* Maigret Takes a Room
* Maigret and the Burglar's Wife
* Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters
* Maigret's Revolver
* Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard
* Maigret Afraid
* Maigret's Mistake
* Maigret Goes to School
* Inspector Maigret and the Dead Girl
* Maigret and the Minister
* Maigret and the Headless Corpse
* Maigret Sets a Trap
* Maigret's Failure
* Maigret's Little Joke
* Maigret and the Millionaires
* Maigret Has Scruples
* Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses
* Maigret Has Doubts
* Maigret in Court
* Maigret in Society
* Maigret and the Lazy Burglar
* Maigret and the Black Sheep
* Maigret and the Saturday Caller
* Maigret and the Dosser
* Maigret Loses His Temper
* Maigret and the Ghost
* Maigret on the Defensive
* The Patience of Maigret
* Maigret and the Nahour Case
* Maigret's Pickpocket
* Maigret in Vichy
* Maigret Hesitates
* Maigret's Boyhood Friend
* Maigret and the Killer
* Maigret and the Wine Merchant
* Maigret and the Mad Woman
* Maigret and the Loner
* Maigret and the Flea
* Maigret and Monsieur Charles

Film adaptations|

* Night at the Crossroads (1932)
* The Yellow Dog (1932)
* A Man's Neck (1933)
* Cecile Is Dead (1944)
* Majestic Hotel Cellars (1945)
* The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1950)
* Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
* Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959)
* Maigret Sees Red (1963)
* Maigret and His Greatest Case (1966)
* Maigret (2022)

Television adaptations|

* 1960 TV series
* Italian TV series
* 1988 TV film
* 1991 TV series
* 1992 TV series
* 2016 TV series
* Upcoming TV series

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