The best Simenon and Maigret film adaptations
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Maigret Sets a Trap (1958) · Night at the Crossroads (1932) · Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959). (Updated Jun 5, 2026.)
Jean Gabin as Maigret, Renoir's Night at the Crossroads, Le Chat with Signoret, The Clockmaker of St. Paul: the films based on Simenon, the writer most adapted by French cinema, chosen by the Caen film club and Mon cinéma à moi.
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Top 13
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1
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
Jean Delannoy. Jean Gabin as Maigret against a serial killer in Paris.
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2
Night at the Crossroads (1932)
Jean Renoir. Pierre Renoir as Maigret, Simenon's atmosphere on screen.
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3
Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959)
Jean Delannoy. Gabin goes back to his childhood village.
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4
Love Is My Profession (1958)
Claude Autant-Lara. Gabin as a lawyer, with Brigitte Bardot and Edwige Feuillère.
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5
The Cat (1971)
Pierre Granier-Deferre. Gabin and Simone Signoret, a couple who no longer speak.
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6
Panic (1946)
Julien Duvivier. Michel Simon, a lonely neighbour made a scapegoat.
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7
The Clockmaker of St. Paul (1974)
Bertrand Tavernier. Philippe Noiret, a father whose son has killed.
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8
The Last Train (1973)
Pierre Granier-Deferre. Trintignant and Romy Schneider in the 1940 exodus.
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9
The Widow Couderc (1971)
Pierre Granier-Deferre. Simone Signoret and Alain Delon in the countryside.
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10
Monsieur Hire (1989)
Patrice Leconte. Michel Blanc as a lonely voyeur, from Mr Hire's Engagement.
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11
The Passion of Slow Fire (1961)
Édouard Molinaro. A teacher suspected of a young woman's murder.
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12
Strangers in the House (1942)
Henri Decoin. Raimu as an alcoholic lawyer.
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13
Maigret Sees Red (1963)
Gilles Grangier. Gabin's third and last Maigret.
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