The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- André BarsacqDirector
- Joseph KosmaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michel BarsacqPierrette's youngest son
- Edmond BeauchampThe actor who plays King Duncan
- Pierre BrasseurLudovic Arn / Macbeth
- Michel SimonLucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / Banquo
- Paul BargeThe bistro
- Monelle ValentinAurélia Nobli / Lady Macbeth
- Jean BrochardChief Inspector
- Olivier HussenotDeputy Inspector Gobinet
- Lucien BlondeauCast
- Louis BugetteCast
- Daniel CauchyLéon
- Gérard DarrieuA stagehand in the theater