Crimson Curtain (1952 film)

Gaumont

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Headquarters	Paris , France
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Crimson Curtain (original French title: Le rideau rouge) is a 1952 French crime drama directed by André Barsacq. The film features performances by Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur, and Jean Brochard. Produced by Gaumont, the movie was filmed primarily at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris, with supplementary scenes captured on location at the Théâtre de l'Atelier. The visual environment was crafted under the guidance of art director Jean-Denis Malclès.

Synopsis

Just prior to staging Shakespeare's Macbeth, the domineering director Bertal is found dead. The suspicion quickly turns toward the actors, whose conduct unsettlingly reflects the roles they are playing.

Cast

• Michel Simon as Bertal / Banquo
• Pierre Brasseur as Ludovic Arn / Macbeth
• Monelle Valentin as Aurélia Nobli / Lady Macbeth
• Jean Brochard as Chief Inspector
• Olivier Hussenot as Deputy Inspector
• Daniel Cauchy as Léon
• Jacques Dufilho as An actor
• Geneviève Morel as Pierrette, the dresser
• Marcel Pérès as The stagehand creating wind effects
• André Versini as A radio journalist
• Noël Roquevert as Sigurd

Additional supporting parts are played by actors including Paul Barge, Edmond Beauchamp, and Jacques Rispal.