Print source: British Film Institute Share. With Pierre Renoir, Winna Winfried, Georges Térof. The Yellow Dog was released later the same year and A Man's Neck was released the following year. With Ben Caplan, Katherine Kanter, Robin Weaver, Wanda Opalinska. Synopsis: Inspector Maigret investigates the mysterious murder of a Dutch diamond dealer, found dead in a stolen car. Night at the Crossroads Jean Renoir, 1932. La chienne Jean Renoir, 1931. Tire au flanc Maigret: Night at the Crossroads tells a complex tale of murder, deceit and greed set in an isolated country community. Night at the Crossroads (French: La Nuit du carrefour ) is a 1932 film by Jean Renoir, based on the novel of the same title (known in English as Maigret at the Crossroads) by Georges Simenon and starring Renoir's brother Pierre Renoir as Simenon's popular detective, Inspector Maigret. Synopsis: Inspector Maigret investigates the mysterious murder of a Dutch diamond dealer, found dead in a stolen car. Paris-Soir, April 16, 1932, p.6: Before "Night at the Crossroads" The birth of Chief Inspector Maigret On Monday, we'll present La Nuit du Carrefour, a film by Jean Renoir based on Georges Simenon's novel.Paris-Soir asked the author to give us his impressions. Directed by Sarah Harding. Maigret at the Crossroads (French: La Nuit du carrefour) is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon.Published in 1931, it is one of the earliest novels to feature Inspector Maigret in the role of the chief police investigator, a character that has since … Original title: La nuit du carrefour (Night at the Crossroads). joey Noodles's rating of the film Night at the Crossroads joey Noodles Heavily imbued in mood, melancholy and an incredible atmosphere, this is an interesting Renoir, but ultimately a bit unsatisfying. Night at the Crossroads is a film directed by Jean Renoir with Pierre Renoir, Georges Térof, Winna Winifried, Georges Koudria, .... Year: 1932. Night at the Crossroads (La Nuit du Carrefour) Screening on Film Directed by Jean Renoir. Chotard et Cie Jean Renoir, 1933. "Night at the Crossroads" has been ranked 350 times, wins 52.46% of the time on Flickchart, and is currently ranked #13856 of the best movies of all-time. Original title: La nuit du carrefour (Night at the Crossroads). French with English subtitles. The Tournament Jean Renoir, 1928. Night at the Crossroads (1932) La Chienne (1931) Baby's Laxative (1931) Little Red Riding Hood (1930) The Tournament (1928) The Sad Sack ... Jean Renoir: Part One - From La … La Nuit du Carrefour (Night at the Crossroads), 1932 Dir: Jean Renoir Say what you will about the sons of great fathers never really being able to match their sires (sorry Jacob Dylan), but Jean Renoir certainly busts that up big time. France, 1932, 35mm, black & white, 75 min. The canon depends largely on availability, which is why many of the great films of Jean Renoir languish in undue obscurity. On purge bébé Jean Renoir, 1931. When reading these books one needs to remember the time they were written and originally published. Night at the Crossroads by George Simenon translated by Linda Coverdale. In "Night at the Crossroads," a gun in a secret place is an automatic, then three paragraphs later it's a revolver; later in the story, a suspect is seen in the window sitting in his chair in his first floor bedroom, then he's in the same chair in his bedroom upstairs, where it was in earlier parts of the story. During their last caper, the gang has accidentally murdered a jewel thief, and the heat is on. Night at the Crossroads (La nuit du carrefour) in 1932 is I believe the first adaptation of an Inspector Maigret novel from Georges Simenon. Night at the Crossroads (French: La Nuit du carrefour) is a 1932 film by Jean Renoir, based on the novel of the same title (known in English as Maigret at the Crossroads) by Georges Simenon and starring Renoir's brother Pierre Renoir as Simenon's popular detective, Inspector Maigret. Le bled Jean Renoir, 1929. 1931 is another world today and even one I didn't personally inhabit. This was already one of my favourite stories from an earlier version and it was good to re-read it. Night at the Crossroads is a film directed by Jean Renoir with Pierre Renoir, Georges Térof, Winna Winifried, Georges Koudria, .... Year: 1932. Jean Renoir, 1933. Simenon and Maigret were all the rage with Simenon having published 10 of his novels in 1931. Boudu Saved from Drowning Jean Renoir, 1932. La nuit du Carrefour (1932) AKA Night at the Crossroads Adapted from a novel by Georges Simenon, the story concentrates on a gang of thieves who utilize a cross-road garage as the hideaway. A gang of thieves hides out in a garage after robbing a jewelry store and killing the owner.