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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Edmond BeauchampThe actor who plays King Duncan
Pierre BrasseurLudovic Arn / Macbeth
Michel SimonLucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / Banquo
Jean BrochardChief Inspector
Olivier HussenotDeputy Inspector Gobinet
Louis BugetteCast
Daniel CauchyLéon
Gérard DarrieuA stagehand in the theaterExplore the crew
- Director
- André Barsacq
- Original Music Composer
- Joseph Kosma