Cecile Is Dead

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]

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

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

• 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

1. Waldman 2001, p. 137.

Bibliography

• Waldman, Harry (2001). Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786409570.

External links

• Cecile Is Dead at IMDb