The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986) Reviews

The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)
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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 younger of the two unfortunate ladies was played by Rebecca De Mornay, still in her ingenue phase. Murders in the Rue Morgue was originally telecast December 7, 1986. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Director(s):
Jeannot Szwarc
Format(s):
DVD
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Joseph D.

Some of the acting was really terrible but rescued by val kilmer and george scott. Story could have been more interesting if the bad acting wasnt such a distraction. Scenes of paris seeemed bogus, so not impressed by the directing either.

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Pamela E.

Just a so-so movie. I was never really drawn in. Not very suspenseful. I think the old movie topped it.

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Arlene F.

well done for the TV media but not as suspenseful or as good as the original earlier Movie. Arlene

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    Joseph D.

    Some of the acting was really terrible but rescued by val kilmer and george scott. Story could have been more interesting if the bad acting wasnt such a distraction. Scenes of paris seeemed bogus, so not impressed by the directing either.

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    Pamela E.

    Just a so-so movie. I was never really drawn in. Not very suspenseful. I think the old movie topped it.

    Yes   |   No

     
    Arlene F.

    well done for the TV media but not as suspenseful or as good as the original earlier Movie. Arlene

    Yes   |   No

     
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