Crime · Horror
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
How can you stop what you don't understand?
A detective comes out of retirement to help his daughter's fiance prove that he did not commit a series of murders.
Top Cast
George C. Scott
Auguste Dupin
Rebecca De Mornay
Claire Dupin
Ian McShane
Prefet de police
Neil Dickson
Adolphe Le Bon
Val Kilmer
Philippe Huron
Maud Rayer
Melle L'Espanaye
Maxence Mailfort
Inspecteur Alphonse
Fernand Guiot
Dupar
Directed by
Jeannot Szwarc
Production
Reviews
Wuchak
6/104/25/2024
**_George C. Scott, Val Kilmer and Rebecca De Mornay in the Victorian Era_** In Paris, a recently-retired detective (Scott) is encouraged by his daughter (De Mornay) to investigate a shocking double murder in order to save her fiancé. Kilmer plays his associate godson while Ian McShane is on hand as the Prefect. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1986) is a fairly faithful adoption of Edgar Allan Poe’s tale, published in 1841. This is in contrast to the 1971 film of the same name (with Jason Robards and Herbert Lom), which totally deviated from the original yarn and is more akin to “The Phantom of the Opera.” Here, scriptwriter David Epstein wisely augmented Poe’s story to spice it up a little and make it worthy of a feature length movie, albeit a TV production. (Poe's tale is only abo
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