Crimson Curtain 1952

Runtime

84 mins

Language

French

French

Bertal, a despotic theater director, is murdered before a Macbeth performance with his companion Aurélia Nobli and her lover Ludovic Arn. Police arrive at the rehearsal and begin investigating. Suspicion first falls on Sigurd, an old actor who once threatened Bertal. As the case unfolds, eerie parallels appear between the play’s characters and actors.

Bertal, a despotic theater director, is murdered before a Macbeth performance with his companion Aurélia Nobli and her lover Ludovic Arn. Police arrive at the rehearsal and begin investigating. Suspicion first falls on Sigurd, an old actor who once threatened Bertal. As the case unfolds, eerie parallels appear between the play’s characters and actors.

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Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Lucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / Banquo

Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

Ludovic Arn / Macbeth

Hubert Noël

Hubert Noël

Marcel Pérès

Marcel Pérès

The machinist who makes the wind

Michel Etcheverry

Michel Etcheverry

An actor

Jean Brochard

Jean Brochard

Chief Inspector

Paul Barge

Paul Barge

The bistro

Paul Laurent

Paul Laurent

Gérard Darrieu

Gérard Darrieu

A stagehand in the theater

Jacques Rispal

Jacques Rispal

The actor with the shaved head

Jacques Dufilho

Jacques Dufilho

An actor

Christian Simon

Christian Simon

The young actor who plays Fléance

Michel Herbault

Michel Herbault

Laurent, an actor

Robert Le Béal

Robert Le Béal

An actor

Robert Lombard

Robert Lombard

An actor

Gabriel Gobin

Gabriel Gobin

Jean-Paul Moulinot

Jean-Paul Moulinot

Louis Saintève

Louis Saintève

A spectator at the theater (uncredited)

Edmond Beauchamp

Edmond Beauchamp

The actor who plays King Duncan

Henri Gaultier

Henri Gaultier

The doctor on duty

Jacques Beauvais

Jacques Beauvais

A spectator at the theater (uncredited)

André Numès

André Numès

Police Constable Vernier

Geneviève Morel

Geneviève Morel

Pierrette, l'habilleuse

Olivier Hussenot

Olivier Hussenot

Deputy Inspector Gobinet

Noël Roquevert

Noël Roquevert

Sigurd

Louis Bugette

Louis Bugette

Rudy Lenoir

Rudy Lenoir

An actor (uncredited)

Katherine Kath

Katherine Kath

A witch in Macbeth

Charles Bouillaud

Charles Bouillaud

The policeman at the police station (uncredited)

Daniel Cauchy

Daniel Cauchy

Léon

Lucien Blondeau

Lucien Blondeau

Eugène Stuber

Eugène Stuber

A soldier in Macbeth (uncredited)

Jacques Denoël

Jacques Denoël

An actor

Benoîte Labb

Benoîte Labb

A witch in Macbeth

Robert Le Fort

Robert Le Fort

André Versini

André Versini

A radio journalist

Françoise Soulié

Françoise Soulié

(uncredited)

Raymond Pierson

Raymond Pierson

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

Madeleine Geoffroy

Madeleine Geoffroy

An actor

Georgette Talazac

Georgette Talazac

The opener who knits

Georges Demas

Georges Demas

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

Pierre Goutas

Pierre Goutas

An actor

Serge Lecointe

Serge Lecointe

Pierrette's eldest son

Michel Barsacq

Michel Barsacq

Pierrette's youngest son

Monelle Valentin

Monelle Valentin

Aurélia Nobli / Lady Macbeth

Françoise Goléa

Françoise Goléa

The lover on the bench

François Marié

François Marié

The lover on the bench

Paul Mathos

Paul Mathos

Garnier

Catherine Toth

Catherine Toth

A witch in Macbeth

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