United States / Dec 04, 1957 / San Francisco International Film Festival
Crimson Curtain (1952)
Directed by André Barsacq
1h 24minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Olivier Hussenot | Deputy Inspector Gobinet |
| Lucien Blondeau | |
| Louis Bugette | |
| Daniel Cauchy | Léon |
| Gérard Darrieu | A stagehand in the theater |
| Jacques Denoël | An actor |
| Jacques Dufilho | An actor |
| Michel Etcheverry | An actor |
| Henri Gaultier | The doctor on duty |
| Madeleine Geoffroy | An actor |
| Gabriel Gobin | |
| Françoise Goléa | The lover on the bench |
| Pierre Goutas | An actor |
| Michel Herbault | Laurent, an actor |
| Katherine Kath | A witch in Macbeth |
| Benoîte Labb | A witch in Macbeth |
| Paul Laurent |
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| Robert Le Béal | An actor |
| Serge Lecointe | Pierrette's eldest son |
| Robert Le Fort | |
| Robert Lombard | An actor |
| François Marié | The lover on the bench |
| Paul Mathos | Garnier |
| Geneviève Morel | Pierrette, l'habilleuse |
| Hubert Noël | |
| André Numès | Police Constable Vernier |
| Marcel Pérès | The machinist who makes the wind |
| Jacques Rispal | The actor with the shaved head |
| Christian Simon | The young actor who plays Fléance |
| Georgette Talazac | The opener who knits |
| Catherine Toth | A witch in Macbeth |
| André Versini | A radio journalist |
| Noël Roquevert | Sigurd |
| Jacques Beauvais | A spectator at the theater (uncredited) |
| Charles Bouillaud | The policeman at the police station (uncredited) |
| Georges Demas | A spectator at the theater / An extra in Macbeth (uncredited) |
| Rudy Lenoir | An actor (uncredited) |
| Raymond Pierson | An extra in Macbeth / A spectator at the theater (uncredited) |
| Louis Saintève | A spectator at the theater (uncredited) |
| Françoise Soulié | (uncredited) |
| Eugène Stuber | A soldier in Macbeth (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le Rideau rouge |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gaumont |
| Release date | 14 novembre 1952 |
| Writer | André Barsacq, Jean Anouilh |
| Assistant directors | André Barsacq |
| Music | Joseph Kosma |
| Sound | Joseph Kosma |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
France / Nov 14, 1952
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