Cry of the Banshee / Murders in the Rue Morgue
by Gordon Hessler
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Actor: Carl Rigg, Essy Persson, Hilary Heath, Patrick Mower, Vincent PriceDirector: Gordon Hessler
Producer: Gordon Hessler
Producer: Clifford Parkes
Producer: James H. Nicholson
Writer: Christopher Wicking
Writer: Edgar Allan Poe
Writer: Henry Slesar
Writer: Tim Kelly
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 189 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-04-15
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Cry of the Banshee / Murders in the Rue Morgue
Movie Review: Price And Price-less...
Summary: 5 Stars
I must admit, I love these double features! This time out we get CRY OF THE BANSHEE / MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE. In BANSHEE, Vincent Price plays an eeeevil, pompous, self-righteous magistrate, out to rid the English countryside of all "witches". Of course, the ancient times were famous for rampant superstition and ignorance, meaning that just about anyone could be found guilty of practicing witchcraft! Just being different or someone the magistrate didn't particularly like could get you executed with a quickness! So, when the pagan, spell-casting Oona (Elisabeth Bergner) and her half-naked clan are found galavanting in the woods, the magistrate and his men swoop in and murder them in good godly fashion. Oona is allowed to live in order for her suffering to be made a punishment worse than death. Dumb idea! Oona is the genuine article in the witch dept., and curses the magistrate, his wife, sons, and his entire house. This ushers in the title creature, a shape-shifing demonoid w/ only grisly vengeance on it's mind! Price is especially devilish in his role. His son and his cohorts reminded me of Alex and company from A CLOCKWORK ORANGE! They're constantly ripping off the blouses of any desirable females (yup, lotsa toplessness), raping them, and doling out the old ultra-violence, etc. Not even mum is safe! Yikes! RUE MORGUE has Jason Robards (?!) in a role that Price should have played. To be fair, Robards is ok, he's just NOT Vincent! The story centers around a stage version of Poe's MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE, w/ a crazed killer bumping off the actors one-by-one via acid. MITRM does plod along at times, but has a decent little twist at the end. Herbert Lom is in top form as the stalking, phantom-esque madman (this is no spoiler, as we are shown this in the first five minutes). Together, these movies make for another lazy Saturday afternoon popcorn fiesta...
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