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6 unusual facts about Jules Maigret


Claude Barma

In 1967, Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret depicted the popular character Jules Maigret, created by Georges Simenon.

Juraj Herz

He has directed for both film and television; in the latter capacity he has directed episodes of a joint French-Czech television series based on the Maigret novels of Georges Simenon.

Kees Brusse

In 1964 and 1965, he played the title character in the Dutch TV version of Maigret.

Meung-sur-Loire

Also in fiction, Meung-sur-Loire is the country home of Chief Inspector Jules Maigret, Georges Simenon's classic crime fiction character.

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

It is based on the 1931 novel La Tête d'un homme (A Man's Head) by Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his detective Jules Maigret.

Xavier Guichard

Xavier Guichard appears as a character in the novels of Georges Simenon, where he is the superior of the fictional detective Jules Maigret.



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