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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)Director:Gordon Hessler |
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Cast
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Cesar Charron
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| Herbert Lom | ... |
Rene Marot
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| Christine Kaufmann | ... |
Madeleine Charron
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Inspector Vidocq
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Genevre
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Pierre Triboulet
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Lilli Palmer | ... |
Mrs. Charron
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Peter Arne | ... |
Aubert
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Rosalind Elliot | ... |
Gabrielle
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Marshall Jones | ... |
Luigi Orsini
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María Martín | ... |
Madam Adolphe
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Ruth Plattes | ... |
Orsini's Assistant
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Rafael Hernández | ... |
Member of Repertory Company
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Pamela McInnes | ... |
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Sally Longley | ... |
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LOVE and MURDER are the two consuming passions of the Rue Morgue!Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
September 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue See more »Box Office
Budget:
$700,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Runtime:
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(uncredited)
Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Sung in the theatre
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The use of a stunt-double for Lom is also obvious in the fight-scene with Robards in which Robards punches Lom and sends him crashing into a table. See more »Quotes
Rene Marot: I've come for you, Madeleine. I've had my revenge, but it's not enough. I need... I need love.See more »
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"La Marseillaise"(uncredited)
Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Sung in the theatre
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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
There are so many complex scenes, so many amazing sets and costumes, and lots of moving camera that implies intelligent filmmaking it's a miracle this film came out so wooden. And frankly boring.
Part of the problem is Jason Robards in the lead--another actor might have pulled off the drama and intrigue anyway. And the leading victim-female is almost terrible--Christine Kaufmann. But the director, Gordon Hessler, I think gets the worst of everyone, and all this apparent money and talent is squashed under bright even light and uninspired performances.
There are lots of horror film clichés that might be satisfying to some, including just the use of the theater as a set (somewhat like Phantom of the Opera). But some of the clichés are cheezy 1971 versions, like dreamy sequences with double exposures or slow motion, and strange sound effects of choral voices.
There were enough people who really liked this movie for the director to mades an official director's cut with eleven extra minutes. Well, why not? It's all voluntary, and I'd vote against it unless you are really into the themes here, the actors, or just have a lot of time free and here it is. It's no awful, it's just slow and clunky. And why did they film it with such shadlowless flat bright light? It's a horror film, for goodness sake.