MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE

Herbert Lom and Jason Robards star as a disfigured murderer and a duplicitous actor, locking horns over their love for the same woman in this sumptuous-looking arthouse horror that riffs on Poe's classic murder mystery. One of Gordon Hessler and Chris Wicking's acclaimed run of films for AIP UK, Murders in the Rue Morgue has been painstakingly restored by Hammer in 4K from the original film negatives. It is presented here as both Hessler's original director's cut and AIP's re-edited theatrical version. Madeline, the leading lady of a Parisian "grand guignol" theatre troupe, is haunted by visions of an axe-wielding maniac. When a member of her acting company is horribly murdered, she fears that more will follow. The discs feature: New commentary with author, film-maker and horror film fan Chris Alexander New interview with author and film critic Kim Newmam Stage Tricks and Screen Fights: archive interview with director Gordon Hessler Original theatrical trailer