
Crimson Curtain
Drama
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1952-11-14
Runtime:
1h 24m
Director:
André Barsacq
Writer:
Unknown
Top 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

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
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