Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

  • PG-13
  • 07/21/1971 (US)
  • Crime, Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Romance
  • 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 Hessler

Director

Henry Slesar

Writer

Christopher Wicking

Writer

Cast

Jason Robards's headshot

Jason Robards

Cesar Charron
Herbert Lom's headshot

Herbert Lom

Rene Marot
Christine Kaufmann's headshot

Christine Kaufmann

Madeleine Charron
Adolfo Celi's headshot

Adolfo Celi

Inspector Vidocq
Maria Perschy's headshot

Maria Perschy

Genevre
Michael Dunn's headshot

Michael Dunn

Pierre Triboulet
Lilli Palmer's headshot

Lilli Palmer

Mrs. Charron
Peter Arne's headshot

Peter Arne

Aubert

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