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.
Run time: 87m
Tagline: LOVE and MURDER are the two consuming passions of the Rue Morgue!
Release: 1971-07-21
Director:
Gordon Hessler
Stars:
Adolfo Celi
Christine Kaufmann
Herbert Lom
Jason Robards
Lilli Palmer
Maria Perschy
Marshall Jones
Michael Dunn
Peter Arne
Rosalind Elliot