Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

21/07/1971
Crime, Horror, Thriller, Mystery
1h 27m

LOVE and MURDER are the two consuming passions of the Rue Morgue!

Overview

In Paris, in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, Cesar Charron owns a theater at the Rue Morgue where he performs the play "Murders in the Rue Morgue" with his wife Madeleine Charron, who has dreadful nightmares. When there are several murders by acid of people connected to Cesar, the prime suspect of Inspector Vidocq would be Cesar's former partner Rene Marot. But Marot murdered Madeleine's mother many years ago and committed suicide immediately after.

  • Gordon HesslerDirector
  • Christopher WickingWriter
  • Henry SlesarWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • prostitute
  • paris, france
  • england
  • psychopath
  • haunted house
  • phantom
  • hypnosis
  • buried alive
  • murder
  • decapitation
  • whodunit
  • grand guignol
  • axe murder
  • stage production

Top Billed Cast

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Cesar Charron

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Rene Marot

Christine Kaufmann

Christine Kaufmann

Madeleine Charron

Adolfo Celi

Adolfo Celi

Inspector Vidocq

Maria Perschy

Maria Perschy

Genevre

Michael Dunn

Michael Dunn

Pierre Triboulet

Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

Mrs. Charron

Peter Arne

Peter Arne

Aubert

Rosalind Elliot

Gabrielle

Marshall Jones

Luigi Orsini

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