The Murders in the Rue Morgue *** (1986, George C Scott, Rebecca De Mornay, Ian McShane, Neil Dickson, Val Kilmer) – Classic Movie Review 2683

The fifth film of Edgar Allan Poe’s gory horror story is once again set in 19th century Paris. It is tautly and imaginatively handled by director Jeannot Szwarc in 1986.

And it is greatly enlivened by an exuberant turn from a well-cast George C Scott as detective Auguste Dupin, who comes out of retirement to help his daughter Claire’s fiancé Phillipe Huron prove that he did not commit a series of grisly murders.

There is an incisive, coherent script by David Epstein, and colourful photography by cinematographer Bruno de Keyser.

The good cast also includes Rebecca De Mornay as Claire, Val Kilmer as Phillipe Huron, Ian McShane as the Prefect of Police and Neil Dickson as Adolphe Le Bon.

© Derek Winnert 2015 Classic Movie Review 2683

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