murders in the rue morgue

Director: gordon hessler

Actor: jason robards,herbert lom,christine kaufmann,adolfo celi

Data Published: Wed Jul 21 1971

Genres: Crime,Horror,Mystery,Romance,Thriller

Key Words: murder,grand guignol,burn victim,confronting the past,deformity

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067457/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_in_the_Rue_Morgue_(1971_film)

Description: Murders in the Rue Morgue is a movie starring Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, and Christine Kaufmann. Paris...at the turn of the century. Inspector Vidocq investigates a series of unexplained murders at a Grand Guignol-type...

Plot: The story revolves around an early 20th century theatre troupe in Paris specializing in gory, naturalistic horror plays in the fashion of the Grand Guignol. The director, Cesar Charron (Jason Robards), is presenting Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue". Cesar's wife, the actress Madeline (Christine Kaufmann), whose mother (Lilli Palmer) had been murdered by axe, is haunted by nightmares of an ax-wielding man. Then, suddenly, Rene Marot (Herbert Lom), a former lover of Madeline's mother thought long dead after being horribly disfigured on stage, mysteriously returns and begins murdering members and ex-members of the acting troupe, confounding the Paris police, who initially suspect Cesar.