Cecile Is Dead

Mar 8, 1944

1h 22m

★ 6.0

Overview

Cecile, a young girl who goes to the offices of the Judicial Police several times in a row to complain about nightly visits to the apartment she occupies with her aunt, is not taken seriously by the police until she the day she is found murdered.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Continental Films

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Cast

Le commissaire Maigret

Albert Préjean

Cécile

Santa Relli

Madame Boynet

Germaine Kerjean

Madame Petitot, la concierge

Luce Fabiole

Nouchi

Liliane Maigné

Lucas (as Gabriello)

André Gabriello

Dandurand

Jean Brochard

Machepied

Yves Deniaud

Gérard Pardon

André Reybaz

Dr. Pierre

Marcel Carpentier

Le directeur de la P.J.

Marcel André

Le juge d'instruction (as Henri Bonvalet)

Henry Bonvallet

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