- Source: Crimson Curtain (1952 film)
Crimson Curtain (French: Le rideau rouge) is a 1952 French crime 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
References
Bibliography
James Monaco. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991.
External links
Crimson Curtain at IMDb