Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Jean Delannoy | 
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| Writer: | Georges Simenon, Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud, Jean Delannoy, Michel Audiard | 
| Staring: | 
| Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at the request of the Countess of Saint-Fiacre, who has received a disturbing anonymous letter. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 02, 1959 | 
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| Director: | Jean Delannoy | 
| Writer: | Georges Simenon, Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud, Jean Delannoy, Michel Audiard | 
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 
| Keywords | countryside, based on novel or book, family secrets, whodunit, noble family, social prejudice | 
| Production Companies | Filmsonor, Titanus, Cinétel, Intermondia Films, Pretoria Film | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $0
                Budget: $0  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Oct 27, 2025 Entered: Oct 27, 2025  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Jean Gabin | Commissioner Jules Maigret | 
| Michel Auclair | Maurice de Saint-Fiacre | 
| Valentine Tessier | Countess de Saint-Fiacre | 
| Jacques Morel | Attorney-at-law Mauléon | 
| Michel Vitold | Father Jodet | 
| Paul Frankeur | Doctor Bouchardon | 
| Robert Hirsch | Lucien Sabatier | 
| Gabrielle Fontan | Marie Tatin | 
| Jean-Pierre Granval | The Journalist | 
| Camille Guérini | Gautier | 
| Jacques Hilling | Waiter | 
| Micheline Luccioni | Arlette | 
| Jacques Marin | Albert | 
| Armande Navarre | Myriam | 
| Marcel Pérès | Sacristan | 
| Serge Rousseau | Émile Gautier | 
| Hélène Tossy | Adèle Gautier | 
| Bruno Balp | Paperboy (uncredited) | 
| Robert Balpo | Bank Manager (uncredited) | 
| Marcel Bernier | Police Inspector (uncredited) | 
| Charles Bouillaud | |
| Christian Brocard | A Journalist (uncredited) | 
| Henri Coutet | Grocery Store Customer (uncredited) | 
| René Hell | Typographer (uncredited) | 
| Guy Henry | Police Inspector (uncredited) | 
| Evelyne Istria | Château Handmaid (uncredited) | 
| Laure Paillette | Father Jodet's Handmaid (uncredited) | 
| Georgette Peyron | Wardrobe Manager (uncredited) | 
| Christian Rauth | Ernest Bouffard (uncredited) | 
| Yvon Sarray | Man at the Wake (uncredited) | 
| Andrée Tainsy | Club Hula-Hoop Manager (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Georges Simenon | Novel | 
| Henri Taverna | Editor | 
| Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud | Screenplay | 
| Joseph Drimal | Second Assistant Director | 
| Pierre Tyberghein | Assistant Decorator | 
| Ginou Bretoneiche | Assistant Editor | 
| Jean Delannoy | Director, Screenplay | 
| Jean Prodromidès | Original Music Composer | 
| Marcel Bordenave | Makeup Artist | 
| Marc Champion | Assistant Camera | 
| Éric Geiger | General Manager | 
| Louis Seuret | Property Master | 
| Claude Hauser | Production Director | 
| Michel Audiard | Dialogue, Writer | 
| René Renoux | Production Design | 
| Henri Tiquet | Camera Operator | 
| Claude Vériat | Script Supervisor | 
| Roger Joint | Property Master | 
| Jacques Carrère | Sound Engineer | 
| Louis Page | Director of Photography | 
| Pierre Zimmer | First Assistant Director | 
| Jacques d'Ovidio | Assistant Decorator | 
| Marcel Dolé | Still Photographer | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Jean-Paul Guibert | Producer | 
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2025 | 11 | 967 | 967 | 
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2025 | 10 | 275 | 491 |