The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)
- Directed by
- Jeannot Szwarc
- Genre
- crime, horror, mystery, tv movie
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 37 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A detective investigates a series of brutal murders in 19th century Paris. The case leads to a surprising solution involving a missing sailor and an orangutan.
atmosphericmysterioussuspensefuldarkslow-pacedgothicintricateperiod
What happens
The Murders in the Rue Morgue is a 1986 made-for-television mystery film directed by Jeannot Szwarc. It is based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 short story of the same name. The film was shot in Paris and shown on CBS on December 7, 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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