---
title: 'The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Burgess Meredith'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-on-the-eiffel-tower-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041628/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1950)

1950 · 97 min · Crime, Mystery · France, United States


## Synopsis

The Man on the Eiffel Tower is a 1950 American Ansco Color film noir mystery film starring Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, and Robert Hutton. Ultimately directed by Meredith, it is based on the 1931 novel La Tête d'un homme by Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his detective Jules Maigret. The film was co-produced by Tone and Irving Allen as A&T Film Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Much of the outdoor action occurs in familiar Paris locales, including the Eiffel Tower, the Seine, and Pigalle.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Burgess Meredith](https://cinepixo.com/people/burgess-meredith), [Charles Laughton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-laughton)
- **Producer:** [Franchot Tone](https://cinepixo.com/people/franchot-tone), [Irving Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-allen)
- **Screenplay:** [Harry Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-brown)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michel Michelet](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-michelet)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stanley Cortez](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-cortez)

## Cast

- [William Edward Phipps](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-edward-phipps)
- [Howard Vernon](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-vernon)
- [Gabrielle Fontan](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabrielle-fontan)
- [Patricia Roc](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-roc)
- [Wilfrid Hyde-White](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfrid-hyde-white)
- [Burgess Meredith](https://cinepixo.com/people/burgess-meredith)
- [Belita](https://cinepixo.com/people/belita)
- [Charles Laughton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-laughton) as Jules Maigret
- [Franchot Tone](https://cinepixo.com/people/franchot-tone)
- [Jean Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-wallace)
- [Robert Hutton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hutton)
- [William Cottrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-cottrell-2)

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