The Man on the Eiffel Tower

The Man on the Eiffel Tower is a 1949 American mystery film, based on the 1931 novelette A Man's Head by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his detective Jules Maigret. It stars Charles Laughton in the lead role, along with Burgess Meredith, Franchot Tone, Robert Hutton, Jean Wallace, and Patricia Roc. The film was primarily directed by Meredith, his feature directorial debut, though Laughton directed several scenes himself. It was shot entirely on-location in Paris, featuring locales like the Eiffel Tower, the Seine, Pigalle.