Maigret and His Greatest Case

Maigret and His Greatest Case (German: Maigret und sein grösster Fall) is a 1966 crime film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Françoise Prévost and Günther Stoll.^[1] It was made as a co-production between Austria, France, Italy and West Germany. It is based on the 1931 novel Maigret at the Gai-Moulin featuring the fictional Sûreté detective Jules Maigret.

Maigret and His Greatest Case
Directed by	Alfred Weidenmann
Written by	Herbert Reinecker
Based on	Maigret at the Gai-Moulin by Georges Simenon
Produced by	Heinz Pollak Karl Spiehs
Starring	Heinz Rühmann Françoise Prévost Günther Stoll
Cinematography	Heinz Hölscher
Edited by	Gretl Girinec
Music by	Erwin Halletz
Production companies	Intercontinental Filmproduktion Terra Film Carmina Films Constantin Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	24 November 1966 (1966-11-24)
Running time	89 minutes
Countries	Austria France Italy West Germany
Language	German

It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna and on location in Lausanne. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hertha Hareiter.

Cast

• Heinz Rühmann as Kommissar Maigret
• Françoise Prévost as Simone Lefèbvre
• Günther Stoll as Alain Robin
• Günter Strack as Kommissar Delvigne
• Gerd Vespermann as Inspektor Caselle
• Christo Neggas as Adriano Genaro
• Ulli Lommel as René Delfosse
• Edwin Noël [de] as Jean Chabeau
• Giacomo Furia as Marcello Genaro
• Claudio Camaso as Giorgio Genaro
• Alexander Kerst as André Delfosse
• Francesca Rosano as Franchita
• Peter Groß as Inspektor Lapointe
• Silvana Sansoni as Animierdame
• Peter Gerhard as Museumsdirektor
• Rudolf Barry as Inspektor Lucas
• Walter Varndal as Bauchladenmann
• Günther Ungeheuer as Mr. Holoway
• Eddi Arent as François Labas