Crimson Curtain (1952)
Le Rideau rouge
Bertal, a despotic and hated theater director, is assassinated before a performance of Macbeth in which he was to play with Aurélia Nobli, his companion and Ludovic Arn, her lover. The police arrive on the scene and the investigation begins. Suspicion first falls on Sigurd, an old actor who had threatened Bertal. But parallels appear between the characters in the play and the actors who play them.
- Date of release
- 1952-11-14
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- André Barsacq
Casting
- Michel Barsacq — Pierrette's youngest son
- Edmond Beauchamp — The actor who plays King Duncan
- Pierre Brasseur — Ludovic Arn / Macbeth
- Michel Simon — Lucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / Banquo
- Paul Barge — The bistro
- Monelle Valentin — Aurélia Nobli / Lady Macbeth
- Jean Brochard — Chief Inspector
- Olivier Hussenot — Deputy Inspector Gobinet
- Lucien Blondeau
- Louis Bugette
- Daniel Cauchy — Léon
- Gérard Darrieu — A stagehand in the theater
Interesting facts
Crimson Curtain is a 1952 French crime drama film directed by André Barsacq and starring Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur and Jean Brochard. 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.
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