Summaries

Paris...at the turn of the century. Inspector Vidocq investigates a series of unexplained murders at a Grand Guignol-type theatre...where the players have suddenly become real-life victims. Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe.

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.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • murder
  • grand guignol
  • burn victim
  • confronting the past
  • red herring
Genres
  • Action
  • Thriller
  • Fantasy
  • Mystery
  • Horror
  • Crime
  • Romance
Release date Jul 20, 1971
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Toledo, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Production companies American International Pictures (AIP)

Box office

Budget $700000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 27m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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