Crimson Curtain (1952)
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.
- Released
- 1952-11-14
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- André Barsacq
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 11 votes
Cast
- Michel Barsacq as Pierrette's youngest son
- Edmond Beauchamp as The actor who plays King Duncan
- Pierre Brasseur as Ludovic Arn / Macbeth
- Michel Simon as Lucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / Banquo
- Paul Barge as The bistro
- Monelle Valentin as Aurélia Nobli / Lady Macbeth
- Jean Brochard as Chief Inspector
- Olivier Hussenot as Deputy Inspector Gobinet
- Lucien Blondeau
- Louis Bugette
- Daniel Cauchy as Léon
- Gérard Darrieu as A stagehand in the theater