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5.7/10   467 votes
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Director:
Jeannot Szwarc
Writers:
Edgar Allan Poe (story)
David Epstein (teleplay)
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Release Date:
7 December 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Mystery | Horror more
Plot:
A detective comes out of retirement to help his daughter's fiance prove that he did not commit a series of murders. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Just Didn't Deliver more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

George C. Scott ... Auguste Dupin

Rebecca De Mornay ... Claire Dupin

Ian McShane ... Prefect of Police

Neil Dickson ... Adolphe Le Bon

Val Kilmer ... Phillipe Huron
Maud Rayer ... Melle L'Espanaye
Maxence Mailfort ... Inspector Alphonse
Fernand Guiot ... Dupar
Patrick Floersheim ... The Sailor
Roger Lumont ... Sergeant Marcel
Erick Desmarestz ... Inspector Bec
Yvette Petit ... Laundress
Serge Ridoux ... Prison Guard
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Le tueur de la Rue Morgue (France) (video title)
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Runtime:
100 min | Germany:92 min (TV version)
Country:
USA | France
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:PG | UK:15 | USA:PG (video rating)
Filming Locations:
Paris, France more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Auguste Dupin: For 42 years I went into battle with every case that was put before me. The solution of a crime made my blood pump. I thought it was my reason for living. Nothing came before my work. Nothing! When my wife died, I was out sorting for buttons from a dead man's shirt... more
Movie Connections:
Version of Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Just Didn't Deliver, 1 November 2006
4/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

Considering the fine start in this film, the movie overall was a huge disappointment. Part of that great beginning was the cinematography, a real eye-grabber particularly in the first 5-10 minutes.

The story begins to drag after awhile and it wasn't worthwhile sticking with it all the way - even though I did - because the ending is very unsatisfying.

I didn't recognize Rebecca deMornay, she looked so young. Val Kilmer, too, must have been at the beginning of his career. Being a TV movie, the language was pretty tame, which was nice, but the story just didn't deliver. It's not something I would give a second look.

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