While all three versions are enjoyable and each actor does a good job bringing george simenons character to life, for this viewer, cremer s inspector maigret is the best. These episodes starring cremer were recorded for television in europe around 20002004 approx. Maigret, accompanied by an inspector from scotland yard, visits a small island where a man, who carried an old letter coming from maigret, was murdered. Bruno cremer was born in saintmande, valdemarne, in the eastern suburbs of paris, france. The storylines feature, amongst others, a burglar who discovers a murder while robbing a house, an exotic dancer who is murdered after tipping off police and. But that perhaps, is cause the only 2 actors observed in this role were jean gabin and dutch actor jan teulings. Jacquesyves depoix has devoted a website to his series, bruno cremer est maigret, in french. Maigret maigret et les caves du majestic tv episode. Aug 25, 2010 cremer, who played maigret on french television in 54 episodes over 14 years from 1991 to 2005, had hard acts to follow in pierre renoir, jean gabin and jean richard in france, but the role. He always knew he was made to be an actor and his mother helped him. Madame quatre et ses enfants film avec bruno cremer.
With bruno cremer, alexandre brasseur, michael morris, annie sinigalia. Maigretcecile est morte film avec bruno cremer youtube. Following in the footsteps of some illustrious predecessors, rowan atkinson is the latest actor to play maigret in a series which promised so much but ultimately failed to deliver. Bruno cremer is excellent in the role of inspector maigret. From montmartre to the remote french countryside, maigret encounters the dark side of the human psyche. Against a backdrop of 1950s paris and the surrounding french countryside, these original featurelength films pay homage to one of the most brilliant detective minds of the twentieth century. Dec 28, 2016 more recently michael gambon and bruno cremer have introduced successive generations of tv viewers to simenons work. Bruno cremer, best known for his portrayal of georges simenons inspector jules maigret in the longrunning 19912005 french television series maigret, died in a paris hospital on saturday, aug. Maigret et lecluse n1 film avec bruno cremer youtube. Bruno jean marie cremer was a french actor best known for portraying jules maigret on french television, from 1991 to 2005.
Returning from her bedside, maigret discovers a note in his pocket about his wifes hospital roomate. Il commissario maigret maigret e una serie televisiva con protagonista il commissario maigret, personaggio letterario ideato da georges simenon ed interpretato da bruno cremer. Maigret a pigalle 1966 full movie download full hd youtube. I have seen both the versions with michael gambon and with the great jean gabin. Maigret et le fantome film avec bruno cremer youtube. Murder is in the air, and maigret begins an unauthorized investigation. Collection of six episodes from the crime drama series which follows french detective jules maigret bruno cremer as he takes on a number of complex cases in his unique, unhurried style. Maigret season 1 for french viewers, bruno cremer s performance of parisbased detective maigret is the interpretation against which all others are judged. In my opinion, by far the best maigret tv series, not to forget jean gabin. Maigret et le fantome film avec bruno cremer duration. Sporting his pipe that seems a nod to sherlock holmes, the pragmatic maigret investigates murders in his unurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth.
Maigret au picratts, a novel from the 1930s, has gotten at least three tv treatments. Maigret investigates a series of murders in a small town. Cremer, who had been fighting cancer for a number of years, was 80. With bruno cremer, alexandre brasseur, jeanclaude frissung, pierre diot. This seems to become the very last bruno cremer s maigret. Yet, he manages to maintain both compassion and a sense of humor as he explores the complex motives that lie behind every crime. A death at a luxury hotel gives maigret plenty of additional headaches when one of the wealthy suspects proves to have a lot of local influence. Sporting his pipe that seems a nod to sherlock holmes, the pragmatic, reserved and refined maigret. Only actor jean richard has portrayed maigret more than bruno cremer. Ranking alongside sherlock holmes, hercule poirot, and phillip marlowe as one of the worlds bestknown fictional detectives, jules maigret was created by the prolific belgian writer georges simenon. I do not recommend the old french series or the english series, where the. He rose to prominence in the theater playing in shakespeares pericles, oscar wildes an ideal husband and jean anouilhs poor bitos and becket. But cremer, who i first saw, when working in seinemaritime, in paris brulet il in 1966, in a dieppe cinema, where the film remained for weeks to packed audiences, is an actor i have followed for decades. Maigret travels to dole after a gun found with a murdered.
I was surprised to find that the soviet version is the closest to the text of the novel and the most complete, with the one exception that it is set in the 1980s, not the 1950s. Bruno jean marie cremer 6 october 1929 7 august 2010 was a french actor best known for portraying jules maigret on french television, from 1991 to 2005. Televisations of the maigret novels by georges simenon. Maigret bruno cremer 28 maigret et linspecteur cadavre youtube. First appearing in 1929s pietr the latvian,75 novels featuring the pipesmoking detective were published. Bruno cremers maigret is shown occasionally on tv these days and ive seen quite a number of episodes through the years. With michael gambon, geoffrey hutchings, jack galloway, james larkin. But it seems to maigret she is not what she wants him to believe. Maigret meets there a young woman who says she is a prostitute. Bruno cremer 1991present france 2s maigret, 1991present bruno cremer the current french maigret, by september 2003, had portrayed him in about 50 episodes.
Bruno cremer is superb as maigret, and plays the part with great subtlety. By the beginning of 2002, his french tv maigret series had passed 40 episodes, by september of 2003, 50. These packs are almost as large as the compact dutch pack. Jean richards in 1985, bruno cremer s in 1992 and now rowan atkinsons. Maigret chez les riches film avec bruno cremer youtube. Itv to make a new version of maigret starring rowan atkinson. Detective jules maigret was played by bruno cremer. These sets in america are made up from a selection of the originals, but not in the same order, and with less discs in each set, so the set numbers bear no relationship to the european sets. Bruno cremer, brunojeanmarie cremer, french actor born oct. Owning the role in the way that jeremy brett and joan hickson did respectively with sherlock holmes and miss marple, cremer s realisation of the pipesmoking detective is.
Maigret bruno cremer 26 maigret et le liberty bar youtube. May 15, 2020 maigret bruno cremer 28 maigret et linspecteur cadavre. In europe you can buy sets of maigret films with bruno cremer, but set 6 european version only has the first two programs with english subtitles. Maigret chez les riches film avec bruno cremer duration. Maigret season 1 for french viewers, bruno cremers performance of parisbased detective maigret is the interpretation against which all others are judged. I have seen the 1985 film starring jean richard, a 1993 film starring michael gambon granada studio, and a 2001 film starring bruno cremer. With rupert davies, ewen solon, helen shingler, neville jason. Maigret bruno cremer 28 maigret et linspecteur cadavre. Maigret cecile est morte film avec bruno cremer macri rossi. The pragmatic, reserved and refined maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth.
Maigret au picratts film avec bruno cremer youtube. Jean richard, above, is the record holder, with around 90. Maigret is a 1991 international television serial based on georges simenons books. Inspector maigret and his wifes belgian vacation is cut short when mrs. Oct 10, 20 maigret et le port des brumes film avec bruno cremer maria rossi. International film star bruno cremer brings the beloved parisian inspector maigret to life in this definitive series of filmed adaptations of legendary writer georges simenons bestselling crime novels. Bruno cremer was born october 6, 1929, in saintmande, france. If you like maigret, be in no doubt that bruno cremer makes the best ever maigret actor. A big man, but like many of his physique, light of foot has a dominant iconic presence, requires close listening and holds the viewer. Jacquesyves depoix has devoted a website to his series, bruno cremer est maigret. Madame quatre et ses enfants 1999 bruno cremer madman of vervac, the 1962 rupert davies maigret 1970 jean richard maigret 1988 richard harris maigret 1991 bruno cremer. Cremer is a bit of an unlikely actor to play the part with his massive frame. Owning the role in the way that jeremy brett and joan hickson did respectively with sherlock holmes and miss marple, cremers realisation of the pipesmoking detective is.
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