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.
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Stars: Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann, Adolfo Celi, Maria Perschy, Michael Dunn
Crew: Gordon Hessler (Director), Edgar Allan Poe (Short Story), James H. Nicholson (Executive Producer), Louis M. Heyward (Producer), Clifford Parkes (Associate Producer), Max Benedict (Editor)
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English
Studio: American International Pictures
Runtime: 87 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 21, 1971
IMDb: 5.773