Product Details

• Actors: Bruno Cremer, Arielle Dombasle, Alexandre Brasseur, Idwig Stephane, Jacques Boudet
• Directors: Christian de Chalonge, Claudio Tonetti, David Delrieux, Denys Granier-Deferre, Juraj Herz
• Producers: Maigret - Volume 2 - 10-DVD Box Set ( Maigret et l'improbable Monsieur Owen , Un meurtre de première, Maigret - Volume 2 - 10-DVD Box Set, Maigret et l'improbable Monsieur Owen , Un meurtre de première classe
• Format: Import, PAL, Subtitled
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 10
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Éclair
• Run Time: 932 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00108D9WM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,614 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

France released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Surround ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Box Set, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: The Vanishing Mr. Owen
Maigret, retired, is on vacation at a luxury hotel in Cannes, the Excelsior.
Maigret: A First Class Murder
A train from Berlin to Paris stops for 50 minutes at the town of Jeumont.
Maigret: The Open Window
Businessman Oscar Laget is murdered in his office.
Maigret Sets a Trap
A serial killer had been stalking Montmartre, with five women stabbed to death, one a month.
Maigret: Sale by Auction
Television film. Programme made for French television featuring the famous detective.
Madame Quatre and Her Children
Television film. Programme made for French television featuring the famous detective.
Maigret chez le docteur
Doctor Baron is a respectable physician, married to a respectable woman with two kids who dutifully go to Sunday school.
Maigret and the Old Lady
Maigret is visited in his office by Valentine Besson, a lively old widow from Étretat, whose maid, Rose Trochu, has been poisoned - or at least she'd drunk poison that apparently was intended for Valentine.
Maigret chez les riches
M. Emile Parendon, a business attorney, receives a letter which may or may not be a threat.
Maigret and the Liberty Bar
A woman and her daughter bury William Brown in their backyard, and are caught before they can make their getaway.
...Maigret - Volume 2 - 10-DVD Box Set ( Maigret et l'improbable Monsieur Owen / Un meurtre de première classe / Maigret et la fenêtre ouverte / Maigret tend un piège / Maigret et la

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a Maigret Lover Must Have!, January 30, 2008

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Little Dorrit "ldorrit" (WA state) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Maigret: La Collection, Coffret No. 2 [Region 2] (DVD)

For those of us who love the Georges Simenon's Chief Inspector Maigret, it was a real treat to find these dvds! We're avid fans of the books and especially of the BBC's Michael Gambon series, but there were only two seasons filmed and in seeking any other possible productions of Maigret we came across this boxed set. Ordered them immediately, after all if anyone should be able to make a believable film of Maigret stories it should be the French!

Well they didn't disappoint! There are ten discs, each with a different episode that is about 80 to 90 minutes. A few extras are provided including a piece on who Simenon was. English subtitles, though your remote's subtitle button doesn't work on these, you have to go into 'versions' and click on the one that says in Francais with English titles. And yes, this is for all region players, but most new ones either already are or can easily be made all region with the right code, just go to google and type in all region dvd codes.

The actor, Bruno Cremer, who plays Maigret is right up there with Gambon and that is saying something!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not Simenon, September 11, 2008

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Dr. Robert C. Oswald (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maigret: La Collection, Coffret No. 2 [Region 2] (DVD)

If you want well crafted period piece whodunnits set in a faultlessly recreated postwar France, then this is for you. If you want Simenon's Maigret, who is an intuitive rather than a deductive sleuth, and whose skill lies in wearing down the individual he instinctively suspects in a mental combat, then this is NOT for you. The stories are almost unrecognizable for any Simenon fanatic, merely situations and names being transferred into someone else's story. I found it very irritating watching the stories I remembered best, but quite enjoyed the ones I had forgotten. But they are not Maigret. At least Bruno Cremer, who stars in this French production, is physically like Maigret, with a portrayal of size and stolidity, and an obvious fondness for humanity and our foibles. Poor Simenon: his Maigret characters and stories have only ever been brought convincingly to life once, in the BBC Rupert Davies series from the late 50's. And the BBC refuse to release them in any form.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost a movie for each one, January 19, 2011

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Thomas E. Howe "Tom" (Hanover Park, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maigret: La Collection, Coffret No. 2 [Region 2] (DVD)

The Maigret mysteries are wonderful. Bruno Cremer is one of the best actors at being Maigret. You do need a region free or 2 DVD player to view these.