Crimson Curtain (1952 film)

Crimson Curtain
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Directed by	André Barsacq
Produced by	François Chavane
Written by	Jean Anouilh André Barsacq
Starring	Michel Simon Pierre Brasseur Jean Brochard
Music by	Joseph Kosma
Cinematography	Maurice Barry
Edited by	Jean Feyte
Production company	Gaumont
Distributed by	Gaumont
Release dates	14 November 1952
Running time	84 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Crimson Curtain (French: Le rideau rouge) is a 1952 French 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.

Synopsis

Shortly before a theatrical production of Shakespeare's Macbeth is to take place, the tyrannical director Bertal is murdered. Suspicion falls on his various cast members, all of whose actions seem to resemble those of the characters thy are playing in the production.

Cast

• Michel Simon as Bertal / Banquo
• Pierre Brasseur as Ludovic Arn / Macbeth
• Monelle Valentin as Aurélia Nobli / Lady Macbeth
• Jean Brochard as L'inspecteur en chef
• Olivier Hussenot as L'inspecteur-adjoint
• Paul Barge as Le bistro
• Michel Barsacq
• Edmond Beauchamp as Un acteur
• Lucien Blondeau
• Louis Bugette
• Daniel Cauchy as Léon
• Gérard Darrieu as Un machiniste au théâtre
• Jacques Denoël
• Jacques Dufilho as Un acteur / An actor
• Michel Etcheverry as Un acteur
• Henri Gaultier
• Madeleine Geoffroy
• Gabriel Gobin
• Françoise Goléa
• Pierre Goutas
• Michel Herbault
• Katherine Kath
• Benoîte Labb
• Paul Laurent
• Robert Le Béal
• Serge Lecointe
• Robert Le Fort
• Robert Lombard
• François Marié
• Paul Mathos
• Geneviève Morel as Pierrette - l'habilleuse
• Jean Moulinot
• Hubert Noël
• André Numès Fils
• Marcel Pérès as Le machiniste qui fait du vent
• Jacques Rispal
• Christian Simon
• Georgette Talazac
• Catherine Toth
• André Versini as Un journaliste de la radio
• Noël Roquevert as Sigurd
• Charles Bouillaud as Le policier au commissariat
• Rudy Lenoir as Petit rôle
• Françoise Soulié as La jeune fille sur le banc

Bibliography

• James Monaco. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991.

External links

• Crimson Curtain at IMDb