Crimson Curtain (1952)
Bertal, a despotic and hated theater director, is assassinated before a performance of Macbeth in which he was to play with Aurélia Nobli, his companion and Ludovic Arn, her lover. The police arrive on the scene and the investigation begins. Suspicion first falls on Sigurd, an old actor who had threatened Bertal. But parallels appear between the characters in the play and the actors who play them.
Director: André Barsacq
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Michel Barsacq as Pierrette's youngest son |
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Edmond Beauchamp as The actor who plays King Duncan |
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Pierre Brasseur as Ludovic Arn / Macbeth |
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Michel Simon as Lucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / Banquo |
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Paul Barge as The bistro |
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Monelle Valentin as Aurélia Nobli / Lady Macbeth |
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Jean Brochard as Chief Inspector |
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Olivier Hussenot as Deputy Inspector Gobinet |
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Lucien Blondeau as |
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Louis Bugette as |
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Daniel Cauchy as Léon |
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Gérard Darrieu as A stagehand in the theater |
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Jacques Denoël as An actor |
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Jacques Dufilho as An actor |
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Michel Etcheverry as An actor |
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Henri Gaultier as The doctor on duty |
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Madeleine Geoffroy as An actor |
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Gabriel Gobin as |
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Françoise Goléa as The lover on the bench |
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Pierre Goutas as An actor |
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Michel Herbault as Laurent, an actor |
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Katherine Kath as A witch in Macbeth |
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Benoîte Labb as A witch in Macbeth |
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Paul Laurent as |
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Robert Le Béal as An actor |
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Serge Lecointe as Pierrette's eldest son |
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Robert Le Fort as |
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Robert Lombard as An actor |
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François Marié as The lover on the bench |
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Paul Mathos as Garnier |
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Geneviève Morel as Pierrette, l'habilleuse |
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Hubert Noël as |
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André Numès as Police Constable Vernier |
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Marcel Pérès as The machinist who makes the wind |
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Jacques Rispal as The actor with the shaved head |
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Christian Simon as The young actor who plays Fléance |
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Georgette Talazac as The opener who knits |
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Catherine Toth as A witch in Macbeth |
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André Versini as A radio journalist |
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Noël Roquevert as Sigurd |
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Jacques Beauvais as A spectator at the theater (uncredited) |
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Charles Bouillaud as The policeman at the police station (uncredited) |
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Georges Demas as A spectator at the theater / An extra in Macbeth (uncredited) |
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Rudy Lenoir as An actor (uncredited) |
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Raymond Pierson as An extra in Macbeth / A spectator at the theater (uncredited) |
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Louis Saintève as A spectator at the theater (uncredited) |
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Françoise Soulié as (uncredited) |
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Eugène Stuber as A soldier in Macbeth (uncredited) |
| Directing | André Barsacq | Director |
| Writing | Jean Anouilh | Dialogue |
| Production | François Chavane | Production Director |
| Writing | André Barsacq | Scenario Writer |
| Sound | Joseph Kosma | Original Music Composer |
