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Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue

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

19715.11h 27mPG-13

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.

Directed by Gordon Hessler
Written by Edgar Allan Poe, Christopher Wicking, Henry Slesar
Produced by Louis M. Heyward
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Top 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

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Rosalind Elliot

Gabrielle

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Marshall Jones

Luigi Orsini

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Themes & Keywords

prostituteparis, franceenglandpsychopathhaunted housephantomhypnosisburied alivemurderdecapitationwhodunitgrand guignolaxe murderstage production

About Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue is a crime, horror, thriller, mystery, romance film released in 1971 exploring themes of prostitute, paris, france, england, psychopath, haunted house, phantom. Directed by Gordon Hessler, it stars Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann. 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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