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Released as part of The Masters of Cinema Series on 18 May 2026, this strictly limited edition of 2,000 copies is housed in an O-card slipcase and includes an exclusive collector’s booklet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn unsung master of French cinema meets an undisputed master of detective fiction in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCécile is Dead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, as \u003cstrong\u003eMaurice Tourneur\u003c\/strong\u003e (\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspector Maigret (\u003cstrong\u003eAlbert Préjean\u003c\/strong\u003e) of the Parisian police has recently been bothered rather too often by Cécile Pardon (\u003cstrong\u003eSanta Relli\u003c\/strong\u003e), 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of three Inspector Maigret films made in occupied France during World War II, \u003cem\u003eCécile is Dead \u003c\/em\u003eboasts noirish cinematography by \u003cstrong\u003ePierre Montazel\u003c\/strong\u003e, art direction by \u003cstrong\u003eGuy de Gastyne\u003c\/strong\u003e – a set designer for Marcel L’Herbier and René Clair – and music by \u003cstrong\u003eRoger Dumas\u003c\/strong\u003e, who scored Tourneur’s \u003cem\u003eThe Devil’s Hand\u003c\/em\u003e. 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