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3 unusual facts about The Man on the Eiffel Tower


The Man on the Eiffel Tower

In Paris, a down and out medical student Johann Radek (Franchot Tone) is paid by Bill Kirby (Robert Hutton) to murder his wealthy aunt.

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

The Man on the Eiffel Tower is a 1949 American mystery film directed by Burgess Meredith and starring Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Meredith, and Robert Hutton.


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Films shot in Ansco Color included The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949), Bwana Devil (1953), Kiss Me, Kate (1953), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Brigadoon (1954), and Lust for Life (1956), the final film shot on this film stock.


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