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Crimson Curtain (1952)

1952-11-14 Drama, 1h 24m

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Overview

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.

Crimson Curtain (1952)

1952-11-14 Drama, 1h 24m

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Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

**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

**Monelle Valentin**
Aurélia Nobli / Lady Macbeth

**Olivier Hussenot**
Deputy Inspector Gobinet

**Gérard Darrieu**
A stagehand in the theater

**Françoise Goléa**
The lover on the bench

**Serge Lecointe**
Pierrette's eldest son

**François Marié**
The lover on the bench

**Geneviève Morel**
Pierrette, l'habilleuse

**André Numès**
Police Constable Vernier

**Marcel Pérès**
The machinist who makes the wind

**Jacques Rispal**
The actor with the shaved head

**Christian Simon**
The young actor who plays Fléance

**Georgette Talazac**
The opener who knits

**Jacques Beauvais**
A spectator at the theater (uncredited)

**Charles Bouillaud**
The policeman at the police station (uncredited)

**Georges Demas**
A spectator at the theater / An extra in Macbeth (uncredited)

**Raymond Pierson**
An extra in Macbeth / A spectator at the theater (uncredited)

**Louis Saintève**
A spectator at the theater (uncredited)

**Eugène Stuber**
A soldier in Macbeth (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Production Companies

Gaumont,

Production Countries

France,

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