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Murders in the Rue Morgue

- 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.

Release Date : 1971-07-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : American International Pictures

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue

Cast

Jason Robards

Character Name : Cesar Charron

Original Name : Jason Robards

Gender : Male

Herbert Lom

Character Name : Rene Marot

Original Name : Herbert Lom

Gender : Male

Christine Kaufmann

Character Name : Madeleine Charron

Original Name : Christine Kaufmann

Gender : Female

Adolfo Celi

Character Name : Inspector Vidocq

Original Name : Adolfo Celi

Gender : Male

Maria Perschy

Character Name : Genevre

Original Name : Maria Perschy

Gender : Female

Michael Dunn

Character Name : Pierre Triboulet

Original Name : Michael Dunn

Gender : Male

Lilli Palmer

Character Name : Mrs. Charron

Original Name : Lilli Palmer

Gender : Female

Peter Arne

Character Name : Aubert

Original Name : Peter Arne

Gender : Male

Rosalind Elliot

Character Name : Gabrielle

Original Name : Rosalind Elliot

Gender : Female

Marshall Jones

Character Name : Luigi Orsini

Original Name : Marshall Jones

Gender : Male

María Martín

Character Name : Madam Adolphe

Original Name : María Martín

Gender : Female

Ruth Plattes

Character Name : Orsini's Assistant

Original Name : Ruth Plattes

Gender : Male

Rafael Hernández

Character Name : Member of Repertory Company

Original Name : Rafael Hernández

Gender : Male

Pamela McInnes

Character Name : Member of Repertory Company

Original Name : Pamela McInnes

Gender : Male

Sally Longley

Character Name : Member of Repertory Company

Original Name : Sally Longley

Gender : Male

Luis Rivera

Character Name : Member of Repertory Company

Original Name : Luis Rivera

Gender : Male

Dean Selmier

Character Name : Member of Repertory Company

Original Name : Dean Selmier

Gender : Male

Virginia Stach

Character Name : Member of Repertory Company

Original Name : Virginia Stach

Gender : Male

Werner Umberg

Character Name : Member of Repertory Company

Original Name : Werner Umberg

Gender : Male

Xan das Bolas

Character Name : Orsini's Assistant

Original Name : Xan das Bolas

Gender : Male

Brooke Adams

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Brooke Adams

Gender : Female

José Calvo

Character Name : Hunchback (uncredited)

Original Name : José Calvo

Gender : Male

Inma de Santis

Character Name : Young Madeleine (uncredited)

Original Name : Inma de Santis

Gender : Female

Víctor Israel

Character Name : Cowardly Coachman (uncredited)

Original Name : Víctor Israel

Gender : Male

Emile Stemmler

Character Name : Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Emile Stemmler

Gender : Male

Reviews

talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

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 enjoyable wonders to behold. I strongly feel that had Price acted in Robards' place, this film would have joined the fine string of minor masterpieces Price starred in during that purple patch of his career.

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-03-26

_**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 story, which the viewer is keyed-off to right away with the revelation that the play featured at the theater _IS_ Poe’s “Murders in the Rue Morgan.” The director & writer decided to do something different because Poe’s story was so well known. This movie has more to do with “Phantom of the Opera.” Once you accept that, you can enjoy this AIP flick as a colorful Hammer-like Victorian horror similar to their Dracula or Frankenstein movies, albeit with a different “monster.” The ending features a twist that I found unconvincing, but at least it’s unexpected and shakes things up. Robards is relatively dull as the protagonist, which explains why he wanted Lom’s role. The part called for someone of Vincent Price’s magnetism. The original version of the film runs 1 hour, 38 minutes, which is the version I viewed. Eleven minutes were unfortunately cut for the US debut, which included the removal of sequences from the end of the film, e.g. a lot of Lilli Palmer’s scenes. Director Gordon Hessler objected to these edits, as well as the tinting of the flashback scenes on the grounds that the idea was NOT to tint them so that viewers wouldn't know when they’re seeing a dream sequence or perhaps a flashback or a flash-forward, which hadn't been done before. The movie was shot in Toledo and Madrid, Spain. GRADE: C/C+