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Summary

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.

Cast

Jason Robards

Cesar Charron

Herbert Lom

Rene Marot

Christine Kaufmann

Madeleine Charron

Adolfo Celi

Inspector Vidocq

Maria Perschy

Genevre

Michael Dunn

Pierre Triboulet

Lilli Palmer

Mrs. Charron

Peter Arne

Aubert

Rosalind Elliot

Gabrielle

Marshall Jones

Luigi Orsini

María Martín

Madam Adolphe

Ruth Plattes

Orsini's Assistant

Rafael Hernández

Member of Repertory Company

Pamela McInnes

Member of Repertory Company

Sally Longley

Member of Repertory Company

Luis Rivera

Member of Repertory Company

Dean Selmier

Member of Repertory Company

Virginia Stach

Member of Repertory Company

Werner Umberg

Member of Repertory Company

Xan das Bolas

Orsini's Assistant

Brooke Adams

Nurse (uncredited)

José Calvo

Hunchback (uncredited)

Inma de Santis

Young Madeleine (uncredited)

Víctor Israel

Cowardly Coachman (uncredited)

Emile Stemmler

Doctor (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Gordon Hessler

Short Story

Edgar Allan Poe

Writer

Christopher Wicking

Writer

Henry Slesar

Reviews

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June 25, 2016

7

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.