Rent Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
2.8 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 29min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Herbert Lom and Jason Robards star as a disfigured murderer and a duplicitous actor, locking horns over their love for the same woman in this sumptuous-looking arthouse horror that riffs on Poe's classic murder mystery. One of Gordon Hessler and Chris Wicking's acclaimed run of films for AIP UK...It is presented here as both Hessler's original director's cut and AIP's re-edited theatrical version. Madeline (Christine Kaufmann), the leading lady of a Parisian "grand guignol" theatre troupe, is haunted by visions of an axe-wielding maniac. When a member of her acting company is horribly murdered, she fears that more will follow.
- Actors:
- Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann, Adolfo Celi, Maria Perschy, Michael Dunn, Lilli Palmer, Peter Arne, Rosalind Elliot, Marshall Jones, María Martín, Ruth Plattes, Rafael Hernández, Pamela McInnes, Sally Longley
- Directors:
- Gordon Hessler
- Producers:
- Louis M. Heyward
- Writers:
- Edgar Allan Poe, Christopher Wicking, Henry Slesar
- Aka:
- Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/07/2026
- Run Time:
- 98 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New commentary with author, film-maker and horror film fan Chris Alexander
- New interview with author and film critic Kim Newmam
- Stage Tricks and Screen Fights: archive interview with director Gordon Hessler
- Original theatrical trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/07/2026
- Run Time:
- 98 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- Not Available
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- New commentary with author, film-maker and horror film fan Chris Alexander
- New interview with author and film critic Kim Newmam
- Stage Tricks and Screen Fights: archive interview with director Gordon Hessler
- Original theatrical trailer
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