Murders in 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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 21, 1971

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America

Production

American International Pictures

Cast

Jason Robards,Herbert Lom,Christine Kaufmann,Adolfo Celi,Maria Perschy,Michael Dunn,Lilli Palmer,Peter Arne,Rosalind Elliot,Marshall Jonesand 15 more

Director

Gordon Hessler

Writer

Edgar Allan Poe,Christopher Wicking,Henry Slesar

Producer

James H. Nicholson,Louis M. Heyward,Samuel Z. Arkoff

Cinematography

Manuel Berenguer

Music

Waldo de los Ríos

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0067457