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Murders in the Rue Morgue
“LOVE and MURDER are the two consuming passions of the Rue Morgue!”
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, James H. Nicholson, Samuel Z. Arkoff
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Status
Released
Released
July 21, 1971
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
English
Top 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
Werner Umberg
Member of Repertory Company
Xan das Bolas
Orsini's Assistant
