Murders in the Rue Morgue
1971
LOVE and MURDER are the two consuming passions of the Rue Morgue!
Directed by Gordon Hessler
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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.
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- Director
- Gordon Hessler
- Written by
- Christopher Wicking, Henry Slesar
- Produced by
- Louis M. Heyward
- Composer
- Waldo de los Ríos
- Cinematographer
- Manuel Berenguer
- Editor
- Max Benedict
- Origin country
- United States
- Production countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- PG-13
- Also known as
- Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue
- TMDB
- 5.1/10 (49 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 79% Fresh
- IMDb
- 5.2/10 (1,630 votes)
Cast
Jason Robards
Cesar Charron
Herbert Lom
Rene Marot
Christine Kaufmann
Madeleine Charron
Adolfo Celi
Inspector Vidocq
Maria Perschy
Genevre
Michael Dunn
Pierre Triboulet
Lilli Palmer
Mrs. Charron
Peter Arne
Aubert
Rosalind Elliot
Gabrielle
Marshall Jones
Luigi Orsini
María Martín
Madam Adolphe
Ruth Plattes
Orsini's Assistant
Rafael Hernández
Member of Repertory Company
Pamela McInnes
Member of Repertory Company (Blonde)
Sally Longley
Member of Repertory Company (Brunette)
Luis Rivera
Member of Repertory Company
Dean Selmier
Member of Repertory Company
Virginia Stach
Member of Repertory Company
Crew
Gordon Hessler
Director
Christopher Wicking
Writer
Henry Slesar
Writer
Louis M. Heyward
Producer
Waldo de los Ríos
Original Music Composer
Manuel Berenguer
Director of Photography
Max Benedict
Editor
José Luis Galicia
Production Design
James H. Nicholson
Executive Producer
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Executive Producer
