Morgue Street Explained

Morgue Street
Director:Alberto Viavattene
Producer:Alberto Viavattene
Based On:The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe
Music:Paolo Testa
Cinematography:Emiliano Ranzani
Editing:Alberto Viavattene
Studio:Goaway Film
Runtime:11 minutes
Country:Italy
Language:English

Morgue Street is a 2012 Italian horror short film directed by Alberto Viavattene and based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue". The film gained notoriety when it was banned in Australia by the Australian Classification Board before it could screen at Sydney's A Night of Horror film festival.[1] It has been praised by Jack Ketchum, Brian Yuzna, and Uwe Boll.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soares. Andre. Morgue Street: Get James Franco! Australian Classification Board Bans Another Movie. Alt Film Guide. 25 October 2016.