Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
CrimeHorrorThrillerMysteryRomance
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.
Director: Gordon Hessler
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Jason Robards as Cesar Charron |
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Herbert Lom as Rene Marot |
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Christine Kaufmann as Madeleine Charron |
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Adolfo Celi as Inspector Vidocq |
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Maria Perschy as Genevre |
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Michael Dunn as Pierre Triboulet |
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Lilli Palmer as Mrs. Charron |
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Peter Arne as Aubert |
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Rosalind Elliot as Gabrielle |
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Marshall Jones as Luigi Orsini |
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María Martín as Madam Adolphe |
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Ruth Plattes as Orsini's Assistant |
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Rafael Hernández as Member of Repertory Company |
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Pamela McInnes as Member of Repertory Company (Blonde) |
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Sally Longley as Member of Repertory Company (Brunette) |
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Luis Rivera as Member of Repertory Company |
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Dean Selmier as Member of Repertory Company |
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Virginia Stach as Member of Repertory Company |
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Werner Umberg as Member of Repertory Company |
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Xan das Bolas as Orsini's Assistant |
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Brooke Adams as Nurse (uncredited) |
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José Calvo as Hunchback (uncredited) |
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Inma de Santis as Young Madeleine (uncredited) |
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Víctor Israel as Cowardly Coachman (uncredited) |
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Emile Stemmler as Doctor (uncredited) |
| Directing | Gordon Hessler | Director |
| Writing | Edgar Allan Poe | Short Story |
| Sound | Waldo de los Ríos | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Louis M. Heyward | Producer |
| Camera | Manuel Berenguer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Henry Slesar | Writer |
| Writing | Christopher Wicking | Writer |
| Editing | Max Benedict | Editor |
| Production | James H. Nicholson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Samuel Z. Arkoff | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Pueo | Costume Design |
| Production | Clifford Parkes | Associate Producer |
| Production | José Luis Galicia | Production Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francisco Ramón Ferrer | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Enrique Molinero | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Sánchez | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Kuki López Rodero | Assistant Director |
| Art | José Luis Galicia | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack H. Young | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Martín | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Wally Milner | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Denise O'Dell | Production Secretary |
| Production | Roberto Roberts | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Luis Hernanz | Production Manager |
| Sound | Anne Parsons | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Salvador Gil | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Nehama Milner | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Dennison Thornton | Publicist |
| Sound | Oliver Waterlow | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Directing | Rosa Biadiu | Continuity |