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Phantom of the Rue Morgue

1954 · 83 min

A creaky, atmospheric old-dark-house thriller with theatrical menace and a lurid, pulpy charm.

Tagline
Mad passions, madder deeds in the Edgar Allan Poe chiller!
Overview
When several women are found mutilated and murdered, the Paris police are baffled as to who the killer may be. All evidence points to Dupin, but soon it becomes apparent that it is someone (or something) stronger and deadlier than a human.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • madness
  • violence
  • deception
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime, mystery, horror
Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Written by
Harold Medford, James R. Webb
Starring
Karl Malden, Claude Dauphin, Patricia Medina, Steve Forrest, Allyn Ann McLerie, Anthony Caruso, Veola Vonn, Dolores Dorn
Music
David Buttolph
Cinematography
J. Peverell Marley
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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