Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

07/21/1971 (GB) • 1h 27m

Crime, Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Romance

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jason Robards

Cesar Charron

Herbert Lom

Rene Marot

Christine Kaufmann

Madeleine Charron

Adolfo Celi

Inspector Vidocq

Michael Dunn

Pierre Triboulet

Lilli Palmer

Mrs. Charron


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

prostitute

paris, france

england

psychopath

haunted house

phantom

hypnosis

buried alive

murder

decapitation

whodunit

grand guignol

axe murder

stage production

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