Crimson Curtain (1952 film) explained

Crimson Curtain
Director:André Barsacq
Producer:François Chavane
Starring:Michel Simon
Pierre Brasseur
Jean Brochard
Music:Joseph Kosma
Cinematography:Maurice Barry
Editing:Jean Feyte
Studio:Gaumont
Distributor:Gaumont
Runtime:84 minutes
Country:France

Crimson Curtain (French: Le rideau rouge) is a 1952 French drama film directed by André Barsacq and starring Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur and Jean Brochard.[1] It was made at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris, with scenes also shot on location at the Théâtre de l'Atelier. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean-Denis Malclès.

Synopsis

Shortly before a theatrical production of Shakespeare's Macbeth is to take place, the tyrannical director Bertal is murdered. Suspicion falls on his various cast members, all of whose actions seem to resemble those of the characters thy are playing in the production.

Cast

References

  1. Monaco p.305

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