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.
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) is a crime, horror, thriller, mystery and romance film directed by Gordon Hessler, released on July 21, 1971 with a runtime of 1h 27m. It stars Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann and Adolfo Celi. Viewers rate it 5.1 out of 10 across 50 ratings.
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Jason Robards
as Cesar Charron
Herbert Lom
as Rene Marot
Christine Kaufmann
as Madeleine Charron
Adolfo Celi
as Inspector Vidocq
Maria Perschy
as Genevre
Michael Dunn
as Pierre Triboulet
Lilli Palmer
as Mrs. Charron
Peter Arne
as Aubert
Rosalind Elliot
as Gabrielle
Marshall Jones
as Luigi Orsini
María Martín
as Madam Adolphe
Ruth Plattes
as Orsini's Assistant
Directed by Gordon Hessler, written by Edgar Allan Poe, Christopher Wicking and Henry Slesar, produced by Louis M. Heyward.
Average viewer score of 5.1/10 from 50 ratings.
In the extra on my Blu-ray of the film, director Hessler states he was upset with Jason Robards' performance in the title role and laments he didn't get to inherit Vincent Price as the film's star when he was asked to direct it. In watching, I quite agree that as fine an actor as Robards was, his heart wasn't in horror and thus his tone is off here. Still, Herbert Lom is great as the antagonist and there are many…
Reviewed on June 25, 2016
_**Poe mixed with Phantom of the Opera**_ At a Grand Guignol-like theater in turn-of-the-century Paris a troupe is beset by a shadowy acid killer. Jason Robards plays the director/actor, Christine Kaufmann his young wife, Lilli Palmer her mother, Herbert Lom a mysterious stalker, Michael Dunn a dubious dwarf and Adolfo Celi the inspector. “Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1971) is not a film version of Edgar Allan Poe’s…
Reviewed on September 9, 2020
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The main cast of Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) includes Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann, Adolfo Celi and Maria Perschy. The film was directed by Gordon Hessler. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Murders in the Rue Morgue was released on July 21, 1971 and runs for 1h 27m.
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) holds an average rating of 5.1 out of 10 from 50 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, horror and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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