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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1971 · 87 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Gordon Hessler
- Starring
- Adolfo Celi, Herbert Lom, Brooke Adams, Jason Robards, Lilli Palmer, Peter Arne
In early‑20th‑century Paris, theatre owner César Charron stages the play “Murders in the Rue Morgue” with his wife Madeleine, who is tormented by dreadful nightmares. A string of acid murders strikes people connected to César, drawing the attention of Inspector Vidocq. The chief suspect is César’s former partner René Marot, who had killed Madeleine’s mother years earlier and then taken his own life.
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