Murders In The Rue Morgue (1971)
Plot[edit | edit source]
In early-20th century Paris, a theatre troupe is specializing in gory, naturalistic horror plays plays in the fashion of the Grand Guignol, under the direction of Cesar Charron.
The director, Cesar Charron (Jason Robards), is presenting Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue". Cesar's wife, the actress Madeline (Christine Kaufmann), whose mother (Lilli Palmer) had been murdered by axe, is haunted by nightmares of an axe-wielding man. Then, suddenly, Rene Marot (Herbert Lom), a former lover of Madeline's mother thought long dead after being horribly disfigured on stage, mysteriously returns and begins murdering members and ex-members of the acting troupe, confounding the Paris police, who initially suspect Cesar.
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Cesar wakes up on stage without remembering how he got there.
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Rene reveals to Cesar that Madeline was hypnotized and drugged him.
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Under Rene's influence, Madeline remember her childhood.
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Madeline remembers witnessing her mother's murder as a young girl.
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Madeline realizes in horror that her husband Cesar is the man who killed her mother.