Based on Georges Simenon's 1948 novel, Maigret et son mort.
Chief Inspector Jules Maigret:
I want you to know that his name was Albert Rochain and that he had a wife and that they were trying to start a family. And for all his little bets and his little winnings, his life was more successful than yours, because *he* didn't end up like an ...
When photographing the body thrown from the car, the police photographer takes flash photos in quick succession, obviously using an electronic flash and not changing bulbs.
In the final credits the character played by Matt Devere is listed as "Detetctive"
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