Maigret and the Dead Lover vs The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6/10 for Maigret and the Dead Lover). Maigret and the Dead Lover is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 2h 23m. The Castle of Sand is the older of the two (1974 against 2026). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maigret and the Dead Lover
The Castle of Sand| Maigret and the Dead Lover | The Castle of Sand | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 1974 |
| Length | 1h 20m | 2h 23m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Pascal Bonitzer | Yoshitarō Nomura |
| Main cast | Julia Faure, Dominique Reymond, Jeremy Lewin, Irène Jacob, Denis Podalydès | Ken Ogata, Tetsuro Tamba, Yoko Shimada, Yoshio Inaba, Yoshi Katō |
Synopsis
Maigret and the Dead Lover
Commissioner Maigret rushes to the Quai d’Orsay with Lieutenant Janvier. There, they find Mademoiselle Larrieu in a state of shock. That very morning, she discovered the bullet-riddled body of Mr. Berthier-Lagès, a renowned former ambassador whom she had served as a housekeeper for 46 years. While searching the victim's apartment, Maigret and Janvier uncover hundreds of letters. The diplomat had maintained a fifty-year-long love correspondence…
The Castle of Sand
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
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