Critics' Reviews
Trailers &
Clips
Photos
News
Showtimes &
Tickets
Awards &
Nominations

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

:

Overview

The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Critics' Rating:
Avg. User Rating:
9 ratings
Your Rating:
write a review
1hr 32min
Genre:
Release:
1986
Director:
Distributor:
Platinum Disc
Synopsis: Edgar Allan Poe's classic 1841 detective story Murders in the Rue Morgue was adapted for television by David Epstein. Two women--a mother and a daughter--are brutally killed in their tiny Paris apartment. There are no eyewitnesses, and the earwitnesses are wildly contradictory. The evidence points to a man of superhuman strength: perhaps it was the girl's jealous fiance. Enter consulting detective C. Auguste Dupin (George C. Scott), who with a methodical application of logic solves the mystery. The ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Auguste Dupin
advertisement