GEORGES SIMENON ON THE BIG SCREEN - Lot 286

GEORGES SIMENON ON THE BIG SCREEN Adaptations of his novels, twelve films: *Maigret Leads the Investigation* (Stany Cordier, 1956), *Le Fond de la bouteille / The Bottom of the Bottle* (Henry Hathaway, 1956), *En cas de malheur* (Claude Autant-Lara, 1958), *La Mort de Belle* (Edouard Molinaro, 1960), Emile’s Boat (Denis de la Patellière, 1962), Three Rooms in Manhattan (Marcel Carné, 1965), Maigret in Pigalle (Mario Landi, 1966), *The Widow Couderc* (Pierre Granier-Deferre, 1971), *The Hatter’s Ghosts* (Claude Chabrol, 1982), *L'Etoile du Nord* (P. Granier-Deferre, 1982), *Equateur* (Serge Gainsbourg, 1983), and *Mr. Hire* (Patrice Loconte, 1989). 46.5 x 34 cm to 55 x 36.5 cm. Folded posters; white edges on one poster are partially cut, and there are cutouts in the banner of another poster. Note: These twelve adaptations—ranging from *Maigret Leads the Investigation* to *Monsieur Hire*—spanning more than thirty years, illustrate Georges Simenon’s enduring presence in cinema. This collection of posters attests to the extraordinary richness of his body of work, which inspired filmmakers as diverse as Claude Chabrol, Marcel Carné, Serge Gainsbourg, and Patrice Leconte.