The Murders in the Rue Morgue backdrop
The Murders in the Rue Morgue poster

THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE

1986 US HMDB
December 7, 1986

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

Directors

Jeannot Szwarc

Cast

George C. Scott, Rebecca De Mornay, Ian McShane, Neil Dickson, Val Kilmer, Maud Rayer, Maxence Mailfort, Fernand Guiot, Patrick Floersheim, Roger Lumont
Horror Crime Mistero televisione film

REVIEWS (1)

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Marco Castellini

Several terrible murders shake Paris, particularly the area of Morgue Street. A fierce and elusive killer first kills a vagabond and then massacres two women in their home. The police and the city's prefect are in the dark, an elderly retired commissioner will solve the case. It is a decent TV thriller-horror, adapted from a Poe story, enhanced by the presence, in the lead role, of the great George C. Scott ("Changeling", "Hardcore") and a young but already talented Val Kilmer. Few scenes of blood (after all, it is a film for television), a not too complex and easily guessable plot, a flawless but uninspired direction. The film is available on VHS.