Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) movie poster

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1971 ·1h 27m · ★ 5.1 (48)

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.

Why it matters
7 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
28
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
86
Supernatural
60
Creature
0
Disturbing
67
Fun Factor
67
Cerebral
14
Survival
66

Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanization

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

axe murderburied alivedecapitationenglandgrand guignolhaunted househypnosismurderparis, francephantomprostitutepsychopathstage productionwhodunit

Pairs Well With