Jean Renoir , son of the Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
The character of Jules Maigret was played by the director's brother, Pierre Renoir . La nuit du carrefour(1932)
The story centers on a murder investigation at a lonely rural crossroads in Avrainville, about 30 miles from Paris. Jean Renoir , son of the Impressionist painter
(1932), known in English as Night at the Crossroads , is a landmark of early French sound cinema. Directed by Jean Renoir , it is the first film to feature the iconic detective Commissaire Maigret . 🎞️ Production & Historical Context about 30 miles from Paris. (1932)
Based on the 1931 novel by Georges Simenon .
A Jewish diamond merchant is found murdered in a car inside a garage belonging to a reclusive Danish expatriate, Carl Andersen.