Maigret at the Minister (1987)
Genre : Mystery, Drama, Crime
Runtime : 2H 16M
Director : Vyacheslav Brovkin
Synopsis
One evening at the house of Commissioner Maigret the bell rang. Construction Minister Poan asks the Commissioner to urgently come to his apartment, keeping this request secret from the police authorities. At the meeting it turns out that the report with which Poan was to speak at a government meeting two days later disappeared from the minister's apartment.
One evening at the house of Commissioner Maigret the bell rang. Construction Minister Poan asks the Commissioner to urgently come to his apartment, keeping this request secret from the police authorities. At the meeting it turns out that the report with which Poan was to speak at a government meeting two days later disappeared from the minister's apartment.
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