Man on the Eiffel Tower, The

Now that's what we like, a clue to the locations.

Foot of the Eiffel Tower.

An excellent match here: Annabel Church and Joe Steadman with thanks. SJ

A narrow Paris alley. The colour in this film has deteriorated quite badly.

Slightly curious building in the background with a tower or turret apparently attached.

It's the famous church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés on the Boulevard Saint-Germain, opposite the Café des Deux Magots, as shown. Google Steetview image. Loz Park's immediate response.

Another still gives a good clue. Extra shot submitted by Loz Park.

Loz also found a comparative shot on Google. Splendid.

Arc de Triumph, or one of the others? Arc de Triomphe says Jon Friend. (RL)

Same arch, mebbee.

Wonder if that tall skinny building is still there. Is that a wood pile on the left?

This is a continuation of the scene. Nice wall, or is it a wood pile?

...and, apparently, just round the corner.

The perp's house.

Better view.

One of the bridges. Specifically, Jon Friend advises, Pont Alexandre lll. (RL)

Nice lion, but it's not MGM, nor Trafalgar Square. Lion of Belfort, Place Denfert-Rochereau also spotted by Jon. (RL)

Old and new (then) blocks of flats, the Eiffel Tower and a WW2 Panzer. Could we be near the Place des Invalides, the French war museum?..."Indeed, because the apartment building behind the tank is located at the corner of Rue de Grenelle and Rue Fabert." Manuel Gurtner (MG) who has done a lot of work on this title.

Looking with Google from Rue de Grenelle towards the since filled gap between the two flat blocks Rue de Grenelle, 148, and Rue Fabert, 48. The cannons are still there as well, but now placed onto gun carriages. Google/Manuel abbreviated to G/MG from now on (SJ)

A bit to the right, same appartments, and a row of gun barrels.

Continuing to the right....Inside the forecourt and gardens in front of Musée de l'Armée, located at the northern side of the giant complex Hôtel des Invalides. Famous because of the landmark Dôme des Invalides with the tomb of Napoléon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French. MG

... to the front gate of... "The fugitive passes the guarded main entrance and leaves the forecourt towards the Place des Invalides. In the very background at the end of Avenue du Maréchal Galliéni the Pont Alexandre III can be recognized." MG

The Google comparison shot taken from the opposite site of the still guarded entrance portal. Behind that the façade of the Military museum of the Army of France can be seen. G/MG (SJ)

Inside the gates, inside the "complex".

Inside.

....and the cops approach. Les Flic in my day. Jon places this as Palais Royale. (RL)

Is that the Maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc with the Oriflamme?

Sure is! Statue of Joan of Arc at the Place des Pyramides, looking toward the Tuileries Gardens in Paris. Pic provided by John Donaldson.

Another bridge, this time with a sphinx.

Tuileries Gardens from capture014, with the Sphinx on the wall, at the corner of Quai des Tuileries and the Avenue du General Lemonnier, seen from the bridge “Pont Royal”. John Donaldson

Seine side..."Looking from the Pont Royal along the right bank below the Quai des Tuileries, while in the background the then Pont de Solférino can be recognized. The cast iron bridge from 1859 was demolished and replaced with a steel pedestrian bridge in 1961." MG continues his work on Paris.

The comparison shot from the Pont Royal towards the now called Quai Aimé Césaire shows downstream also the now footbridge called Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, which replaced the former one from 1961. G/MG (SJ)

Another view.

.......and over the wall, Seine promenade.

......a quick stumble.

... but the cops are close behind, or at least one of them. Could almost be Bogey in that hat and raincoat.

Refuge at last, he thinks.

...but no, "Bogey" is in hot pursuit.

Over the wall again ... "More specifically, the retaining wall of Quai Louis Blériot." Manuel

The comparative view from the Voie Georges Pompidou towards the rear retaining wall. Also the apartment buildings Quai Louis Blériot, 24 and 22, are still there. G/MG (SJ)

...and off down river. Is that the same bridge as in 001? A "statue of Liberty" adorns the central "island"... "Facing from the later Voie Georges Pompidou towards the then Pont de Grenelle. The bridge, built in 1843, connects the 15th and 16th arrondissements, and passes through the Île des Cygnes (Swan Island)." Manuel G

From a bit more upstream the comparison shot towards the 1966 newly built Pont de Grenelle. G/MG (SJ)

....up the steps towards the bridge.

Top of the steps, bridge approach.

"Liberty" bridge.

But the cops are closing in.

.....middle of the bridge. Jon Friend tells us that the copy of the Statue of Liberty is on Pont de Grenelle. Frédéric Bartholdi sculpted both the Statue of Liberty and the Lion de Belfort in Capture 14 (RL)

More cops, les flics.

Will 'e jump? Won't 'e jump? Good background apartment block ... "'Four years later this building was torn down, because the entire area was used to release the new headquarters of Radio France (Maison de la Radio) from 1952 to 1964." Manuel

The comparative view from the Pont de Grenelle towards the Maison de la Radio at today’s Avenue du Président Kennedy. G/MG (SJ)

....and jump 'e does.

...and swims, perhaps downstream, to emerge at another bridge... “Mais ç'est impossible!” Because the fugitive leaves the water at the Pont du Carrousel nearby the Palais du Louvre, about 5 km upstream from the Pont de Grenelle. MG

Facing from nearly the same angle at Port du Louvre towards Port des Saints-Pères on the left bank of the Seine, while in the background the apartment buildings along Quai Voltaire can be seen. G/MG (SJ)

An earlier shot says Ministry of Justice..."More exactly we see the Sainte-Chapelle (Holy Chapel) as part of the Palais de la Cité, the former residence of the Kings of France." Manuel G

Looking from Boulevard du Palais towards the chapel behind the Palais de Justice. G/MG (SJ)

Panning down.

The front gates.

Front steps.

Yet another bridge...and yes, with actor in shot. That rounded hunched figure, centre screen, is Charles Laughton ..."Facing from Quai Saint-Michel over Pont Saint-Michel towards Île de la Cité with the southern facade of the Palais the Justice at the corner of Quai des Orfèvres and Boulevard du Palais." MG

The comparison shot from the middle of the bridge towards Boulevard du Palais. G/MG (SJ)

Panning left, and our Charles again, lower right between the cab of the lorry and the white coated man ..."At the edge of Place Saint-Michel as junction of Quai Saint-Michel and Quai des Grands Augustins. In the background the section of Pont Neuf can be seen." MG

With Google we have a view towards Quai des Grands Augustins along the left bank of the river Seine, while downstream the Pont Neuf can be seen as well. G/MG (SJ)

There's a clue, or two, somewhere in the picture... "Indeed, but the Boulevard Saint-Germain is 3.5 km long! Here we are at the corner of today's Paris Descartes University on Boulevard de Saint-Germain, 85, where the Rue de l'École-de-Médecine branches off. The apartment house with the striking rooftop in the background is located at Boulevard Saint-Germain, 85, on the corner with Rue Dupuytren." MG

The Google comparison was taken a few steps away from the corner seen in the capture. G/MG (SJ)

From where Inspector Maigret proceeds ... "Laughton heads towards the small square, now called Place Henri Mondor, with the entrance to the subway station “Odéon”, while in the background the statue of French revolution leader Danton can be recognized." MG

Back to the "Two Hoards", "The Two Treasure Troves", cafe'.

... and the church that Loz Park has already found.

Side of a supposed police station.

A Paris street.

A chemist's shop.

....at the junction of two streets.

Is this Montmartre with Sacré-Cœur in the background? Sure is . . . . and the streets around the Basilica also feature in 'The Red Balloon', 'Paris Blues', 'The Man Who Watched Trains Go By', 'The Rebel' and 'Ballad in Blue'.

Looking towards Sacré-Cœur from the junction of Rue Norvins and Place Jean-Baptiste Clément in the 18th arrondissement. (PW)

A tunnel?

62 La Treille. Is this a useful clue or a rouge herring? ... Or even a "fausse piste" (SJ)

A statue, a lady with a lamp or a bunch of flowers? The sign on the right seems to read LOTw8.

Place de la République, east side of Paris, the statue lady being, of course, the symbol of the republic. John Donaldson. Copyright Wikipedia.

Cobbled courtyard.

George V, George sank, a lifetime schoolboy joke. One of the best hotels ... "Maigret heads towards the main entrance, while behind him the also 5-Star-house Hôtel Prince de Galles is visible." MG

Looking with Google to the main entrance of the now Four Seasons Hotel at Avenue George V, 31. G/MR

George's front door, and one can just read the name.

A choir leaving..... La Maddeleine? Palais Royale? Identified by Jon as the Palais de Justice. (RL)

First in an assortment of views.... Sacre Cour, white, background.....

.....on....Arc di Triomph in centre?

......below.... The lady isn't selling shoe-ties, laces, but glaces, which aren't drinking, or optical, instruments, but a cold confection.

....in.....

.....within...

.....or beside, the Eiffel Tower.

The house where the dirty deeds were done.

Palais de Justice? Prefecture de Police?

...but the same place as 020.

....but the roof line is different, 020 has spires.

Someone will recognise those two towers. Is it Notre Dame? Charles Laughton was also there with the Hunchback... "(by the way in 1939 under director William Dieterle) ... Indeed the western façade of the cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris, while the protagonist is sitting inside the bar of the Notre Dame Hotel, located at the corner of Quai Saint-Michel and Rue du Petit Pont." MG

Hunchback Square? ... " or a bit more seriously this is around the western side of Place Saint-Michel. In the background the facade of the Préfecture de Police along Quai du Marché Neuf can be recognized." MG

Obelisque ... "Actually the famous Obelisk from Luxor, standing in the middle of Place de la Concorde since 1836." MG

Taken only at the first glance from the same angle, but in fact the Google comparsion shot comes from the opposite corner towards the Terrasse du Jeu de Paume. Therefore the Eiffel Tower can be seen as well. G/MG

Otherside of the square or place ... "Maigret follows the man towards the center of the largest square in Paris, while on the northern side the splendid facade of the Hôtel de Crillon can be seen, a former city palace from 1758, since 1909 a luxury hotel." MG

Same fine building... " And the same fine square, where Laughton waits nearby the Fountain of the Rivers, while in the very background, at the end of Rue Royale, the monumental front of the church La Madeleine can be recognized, one of the most important sights of the city." MG

The Google comparative view towards Rue Royale with the Hôtel du Crillon and the more distant La Madeleine. By the way, the red awning belongs to the famous restaurant Maxim's. G/MG

That arch again, or is it a different one?... "Looking along the famous Champs-Élysées from nearby the entrance to the subway station “George V” towards Arc de Triomphe. The building at the pictures edge stands on the corner with Rue de Bassano." MG

The Google comparison shot from nearby the corner, where Avenue George V branches off shows the building seen in the movie, located at Avenue des Champs-Élysées, 103. G/MG (SJ)

George V again... "Not really, because we are facing more towards Prince de Galles." MG

The Google comparative view from the same angle shows the Prince de Galles at Avenue George V, 33, now a Marriott Hotel. G/MG (SJ)

George V once more... ditto, see above, no80.

And a clearer name.

Is this the "Lady Di" underpass?

The exit.

...and back to the ET.

ET

ET, reflected.

ET's leg.

A public garden, nearby? Montmartre and the Arc de Triomphe says Jon Friend. (RL) ... "Not Arc de Triomphe at all, but Montmartre is correct. This is beneath the terrace with the fountain half way up the staircases to the hill with the Basilica Sacré-Coeur, one of the city's most famous landmarks." MG

The comparison from the same angle with the steps up to the terrace above the fountain. G/MG

..and some rocky / artistic steps.