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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
Directed by Gordon Hessler
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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.
Rated PG-13 | Length 87 minutes
Actors
Jason Robards | Herbert Lom | Christine Kaufmann | Adolfo Celi | Maria Perschy | Michael Dunn | Lilli Palmer | Peter Arne | Rosalind Elliot | Marshall Jones | María Martín | Ruth Plattes | Rafael Hernández | Pamela McInnes | Sally Longley | Luis Rivera | Dean Selmier | Virginia Stach | Werner Umberg | Xan das Bolas | Brooke Adams | José Calvo | Inma de Santis | Víctor Israel | Emile Stemmler
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/04/2020 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Kind of a weird adaptation of this story plus UK produced set in early 1900s Paris but filmed in Spain. Just a strange tone for the whole thing. Because it jumps around a lot I couldn’t really get in to this. Also Jason Robards having such a younger wife (25 year age difference) was distracting. I did like seeing Bond villain Adolfo Celi running as the detective trying to solve the mystery.
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