The Hatter's Ghost is a 1982 film directed by Claude Chabrol

Claude Chabrol

Claude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s...

. It is based on the 1947 novel Le Petit Tailleur et le Chapelier by Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 200 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known for the creation of the fictional detective Maigret.-Early life and education:...

. The film takes place in Brittany

Brittany

Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...

 and was shot in the towns of Concarneau

Concarneau

Concarneau is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the mainland and the medieval Ville Close, a walled town on a long island in the centre of the harbour. Historically, the old town was a centre of shipbuilding...

 and Quimper

Quimper

Quimper is a commune and capital of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Administration:Quimper is the prefecture of the Finistère department.-Geography:...

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Plot

A hatter in a provincial town (Michel Serrault) leads the life of a respectable citizen but is in fact a serial murderer. The only person to suspect this is his neighbour the tailor (Charles Aznavour). After the hatter kills his own wife, he then kills six of her friends and prepares to murder a seventh when the intended victim dies naturally. As a substitute, he murders his favorite prostitute, which leads the police to him.

Principal cast

Actor	Role
Michel Serrault Michel Serrault Michel Serrault was a celebrated French actor who appeared in over 150 films.-Biography :...	Léon Labbé
Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...	Kachoudas
Monique Chaumette	Mme. Labbé
François Cluzet François Cluzet François Cluzet is a French film and theatre actor, best known in the English-speaking world for starring in the 2006 French film "Tell No One", based on the novel of the same name by the American author Harlan Coben...	Jeantet
Isabelle Sadoyan Isabelle Sadoyan Isabelle Sadoyan is a French actress. She was the wife of actor Jean Bouise. Her filmography includes films by Jeanne Moreau, Claude Chabrol, Claude Lelouch, Luc Besson, Jean-Luc Godard, Henri Verneuil, Bertrand Tavernier, Robert Kechichian and Krzysztof Kieślowski.-Filmography:* 1969 : Les...	Alice Kachoudas
Jean Champion Jean Champion Jean Champion was a French film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1962 and 1996.-Selected filmography:* The Umbrellas of Cherbourg * Le Cercle rouge * The Invitation...	Le sénateur Laude
Bernard Dumaine	Arnoult

Critical reception

TV Guide

TV Guide

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rated the film with 2 1/2 out of 5 stars and commented:
From Time Out London

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External links

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