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The Murders in the Rue Morgue

A detective comes out of retirement to help his daughter's fiance prove that he did not commit a series of murders.

Director

Jeannot Szwarc

Year

Genre

crime, mystery, horror

Box Office

N/A

Production

International Film Productions,Robert Halmi Inc.

Awards

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Auguste Dupin

George C. Scott

Claire Dupin

Rebecca De Mornay

Prefect of Police

Adolphe Le Bon

Phillipe Huron

Melle L'Espanaye

Inspector Alphonse

Maxence Mailfort

Dupar

The Sailor

Patrick Floersheim

Sergeant Marcel

Inspector Bec

Erick Desmarestz

Laundress

Prison Guard

Ape

Witness

Henri

Sebastian Roché

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[ominous music playing] - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

[ominous music playing]

[laughs] - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Extra! - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Father, I'm home. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Father, I'm home.

My dear - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Claire, I assume that
you took a carriage? - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Claire, I assume that you took a carriage?

Well, well, you look less
like your father every year. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Well, well, you look less like your father every year.

To eat before chess - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

To eat before chess

I don't quite
believe your story. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

I don't quite believe your story.

You're late, Monsieur
Le Bon, once again. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

You're late, Monsieur Le Bon, once again.

Thank you. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

And you thought about him - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

And you thought about him

[clanging] - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

[whistles] - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Let's spread out. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Let's spread out.

You fellas come with me. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

You fellas come with me.

For 42 years I went into battle with every case - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

For 42 years I went into battle with every case

Because you will
not permit yourself - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Because you will not permit yourself

AUGUSTE [VOICEOVER]:
"There was not - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

AUGUSTE [VOICEOVER]: "There was not

The room was locked from
within and the windows - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The room was locked from within and the windows

Any motive for
the murder, sir? - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Any motive for the murder, sir?

Morning, Inspector. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Morning, Inspector.

You all right, Claire? - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

You all right, Claire?

I'm sorry, Phillipe. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

I'm sorry, Phillipe.

I didn't like him
even a little bit - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

I didn't like him even a little bit

What is your opinion of
these murders, Phillipe? - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

What is your opinion of these murders, Phillipe?

Auguste, I've never
seen a room in such-- - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Auguste, I've never seen a room in such--

Auguste, you've seen murder
scenes before, of course, - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Auguste, you've seen murder scenes before, of course,

A terrified town out there. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

A terrified town out there.

Auguste, you haven't said a word
since we left the Rue Morgue. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Auguste, you haven't said a word since we left the Rue ...

Inspector, am
I to be released? - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Inspector, am I to be released?

What is it? - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

This is an address. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

This is an address.

Yes? - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Well, if you're so sure then
you must know who did it. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Well, if you're so sure then you must know who did it.

[grunts] - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Chisel, skeleton
key, lock picks. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Chisel, skeleton key, lock picks.

So the doors leading
from here to the hallway, - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

So the doors leading from here to the hallway,

Not even a cat could have
passed through at the top. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Not even a cat could have passed through at the top.

Anyone passing through the
window would have re-closed it - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Anyone passing through the window would have re-closed it

The screams frightened him,
and the way she was struggling. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The screams frightened him, and the way she was struggling.

The blood put him in a frenzy,
so he went for the other one-- - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The blood put him in a frenzy, so he went for the other one-...

And then he started stuffing
the body up the chimney. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

And then he started stuffing the body up the chimney.

I'm sorry. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

I'm Claire Dupin,
the pond is over there. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

I'm Claire Dupin, the pond is over there.

Monsieur le
Préfet, have your men - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Monsieur le Préfet, have your men

It's right over there. - The Murders in the Rue Morgue

It's right over there.

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A detective comes out of retirement to help his daughter's fiance prove that he did not commit a series of murders.

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Director: Jeannot Szwarc

Writer: Edgar Allan Poe, David Epstein

Production: International Film Productions,Robert Halmi Inc.

Genre: crime, mystery, horror

Year: 1986

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 07 Dec 1986

Awards: N/A

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