Crimson Curtain ( Le rideau rouge )

Crimson Curtain (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Le rideau rouge
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
81 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1952 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
André Barsacq

Written By:
Jean Anouilh

André Barsacq

Actors:
Michel Simon ..... Bertal / Banquo
Pierre Brasseur ..... Ludovic Arn / Macbeth
Monelle Valentin ..... Aurélia Nobli / Lady Macbeth
Jean Brochard ..... L'inspecteur en chef
Olivier Hussenot ..... L'inspecteur-adjoint
Paul Barge ..... Le bistro
Michel Barsacq ..... Un acteur
Edmond Beauchamp ..... Léon
Lucien Blondeau ..... Un machiniste au théâtre
Louis Bugette
Daniel Cauchy ..... Un acteur / An actor
Gérard Darrieu ..... Un acteur
Jacques Denoël
Jacques Dufilho
Michel Etcheverry
Henri Gaultier
Madeleine Geoffroy
Gabriel Gobin ..... Pierrette - l'habilleuse
Françoise Goléa
Pierre Goutas ..... Le machiniste qui fait du vent
Michel Herbault
Katherine Kath
Benoîte Labb ..... Un journaliste de la radio
Paul Laurent ..... Sigurd
Robert Le Béal ..... Le policier au commissariat
Serge Lecointe ..... Petit rôle
Robert Le Fort ..... La jeune fille sur le banc

Synopsis:

An ageing police inspector amuses himself by recalling one his more baffling cases - the murder of the director of the Théâtre de l'Atelier in the place Dancourt, Paris. Berthal was never a popular theatre director, in fact he was hated by most of the people who worked for him. So when he met a violent death there was no shortage of suspects. It seemed that just about everyone who knew him had a motive for killing him! The most likely suspect was Sigurd, a veteran actor well past his prime, who was sent packing by his vile employer. Aurellia, the dead man's girlfriend, also had her reasons for putting Berthal out of the way, as did her secret lover, Ludovic. As the cast continue with their performance of Macbeth, the police begin their investigation and soon discover that Berthal not only knew about his mistress's affair with Ludovic, he also took advantage of this to make life hell for these two people. It then looks as if Sigurd was the murderer. After getting into a fierce argument with the director, the old actor beat him fiercely and left him for dead. Unfortunately, this revelation brings the police no closer to who actually killed Berthal, since he was shot dead. It then becomes apparent that there is a disturbing parallel between the director's murder and the play that was being performed on stage at the time of his death...

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 02 July, 2019.