---
title: 'Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gordon Hessler'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/murders-in-the-rue-morgue-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067457/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

1971 · 87 min · Horror · United States


## Synopsis

Murders in the Rue Morgue is a 1971 British mystery horror film directed by Gordon Hessler, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 short story. It stars Jason Robards, Christine Kaufmann, Herbert Lom, Adolfo Celi, Michael Dunn and Lilli Palmer. The film was produced by the British branch of American International Pictures (AIP), and is the final film of AIP's "Poe cycle".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gordon Hessler](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-hessler)
- **Screenplay:** [Edgar Allan Poe](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-allan-poe), [Christopher Wicking](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-wicking)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Waldo de los Ríos](https://cinepixo.com/people/waldo-de-los-rios)
- **Producer:** [Louis M. Heyward](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-m-heyward)
- **Director of Photography:** [Manuel Berenguer](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-berenguer)

## Cast

- [Peter Arne](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-arne)
- [Michael Dunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-dunn)
- [Rafael Hernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafael-hernandez)
- [Lilli Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilli-palmer)
- [Maria Perschy](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-perschy)
- [Christine Kaufmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-kaufmann)
- [Herbert Lom](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-lom)
- [José Calvo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-calvo)
- [Brooke Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/brooke-adams)
- [Jason Robards](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-robards)
- [Víctor Israel](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-israel)
- [Adolfo Celi](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolfo-celi)

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