The Man on the Eiffel Tower

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

★ 5.2IMDb Score
Released:1949-12-12
Genre:Thriller
Duration:97 min
Director:Burgess Meredith
Actors:Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, Robert Hutton, Jean Wallace
Production:A & T Film Productions, Inc.

Overview:

A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime, the student taunts police until they realize that they may have to wrong man.

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