{"product_id":"cecile-is-dead-eureka-1944-blu-ray-maurice-tourneur-albert-prejean-santa-relli","title":"Cecile is Dead Eureka 1944 Blu-ray Maurice Tourneur Albert Préjean Santa Relli","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a pre-order item scheduled for release on May 18, 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eSince this is a pre-order, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eit must be checked out on its own and cannot be combined with other orders\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eOrders will ship on or around the release date, pending receipt of the product from our distributor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrefer to pay upon arrival? Just drop us an email and we’ll be happy to add you to the list so your copy is secured. 😊\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA must-see for fans of classic French crime cinema!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroducing the Blu-ray (Region B) for 1944's \u003cem\u003eCécile is Dead\u003c\/em\u003e. An unsung master of French cinema meets an undisputed master of detective fiction in \u003cem\u003eCécile is Dead\u003c\/em\u003e, as Maurice Tourneur (\u003cem\u003eThe Devil’s Hand\u003c\/em\u003e) brings Georges Simenon’s crime novel to the screen. Simenon’s beloved sleuth Inspector Maigret appeared in 75 novels and 28 short stories written over five decades, along with innumerable radio, film and television adaptations – and here Tourneur directs one of the very finest among them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eInspector Maigret (Albert Préjean) of the Parisian police has recently been bothered rather too often by Cécile Pardon (Santa Relli), who insists on speaking to him every few days. Each time, she reports to Maigret that someone has been breaking into the house she shares with her elderly aunt late at night, but the Inspector is much too busy investigating a gang of counterfeiters to look into her fanciful claims. He can’t ignore Cécile for long, though – for soon Cécile is dead, murdered in the very same police station in which she has been pleading for his help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eOne of three Inspector Maigret films made in occupied France during World War II, \u003cem\u003eCécile is Dead \u003c\/em\u003eboasts noirish cinematography by Pierre Montazel, art direction by Guy de Gastyne – a set designer for Marcel L’Herbier and René Clair – and music by Roger Dumas, who scored Tourneur’s \u003cem\u003eThe Devil’s Hand\u003c\/em\u003e. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this French crime classic on Blu-ray, marking its first release on home video in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIMPORTANT NOTE: An all-region Blu-ray player is required to view this movie. Standard U.S. Blu-ray players will NOT read Region B discs. 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