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Enter Inspector Duval

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Enter Inspector Duval
Directed byMax Varnel
Screenplay byJ. Henry Piperno
Jacques Monteux
Produced byBill Luckwell
StarringAnton Diffring
Diane Hart
Mark Singleton
CinematographyStephen Dade
Edited byOswald Hafenrichter
Music byWilfred Burns
Production
company
Release date
  • 8 January 1961 (1961-01-08)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Enter Inspector Duval is a low budget 1961 British crime film directed by Max Varnel and starring Anton Diffring, Diane Hart and Mark Singleton.[1] The screenplay was by J. Henry Piperno based on a story by Piperno and Jacques Monteux.[2]

Plot

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French policeman Inspector Duval is brought to London to help his British colleagues crack a case. The investigation concerns the murder of a socialite during a jewel theft. However, it turns out Inspector Duval has ulterior motives.

Cast

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Critical reception

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Monthly Film Bulletin said "Apart from the opening burglary and murder and the final pursuit, this is a sluggish detective thriller. The development is static and wordy, while the twist ending is enough to make an addict of genuine crime fiction tear his hair. Direction and performance are barely adequate."[3]

Leslie Halliwell said: "Dim mystery with no hope of becoming a series."[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Enter Inspector Duval". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Enter Inspector Duval (1961) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "Enter Inspector Duval". Monthly Film Bulletin. 29 (336): 12. 1962 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ Halliwell, Leslie (1989). Halliwell's Film Guide (7th ed.). London: Paladin. p. 317. ISBN 0586088946.
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