Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

Murders in The Rue Morgue (1971)

Director: Gordon Hessler

Summary

in 19th century paris theatre impresario Cesar Charron (Robards) is preparing a gruesome stage version of the murders in the rue morgue by Edgar Allan Poe the creepy production has given his wife Madeleine horrible nightmares they prove to be an ominous prediction of the future when Cesar's actors start turning up dead. Cesar suspects that the murders are the work of his nemesis Rene Marot (Lom) the only problem with his theory is that Marot is dead.

Male Deaths

• Peter Arne (Aubert)
• Jose Calvo (hunchback)
• Michael Dunn (Pierre Triboulet) (faked)
• Rafael Hernandez (member)
• Marshall Jones (Luigi Jones)
• Herbert Lom (Rene Marot)
• Luis Rivera (member)
• Jason Robards Jr. (Cesar Charron)
• Dean Selmier (member)
• Werner Umberg (member)

Female Deaths

• Rosalind Elliot (Gabrielle) (ambiguous)
• Christine Kaufmann (Madeleine Charron)
• Lilli Palmer (Mrs. Charron)
• Maria Perschy (Genevre)

Gallery

Maria Perschy

Jason Robards

Herbert Lom