1952 · André Barsacq · 84 min
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.
Edmond BeauchampThe actor who plays King Duncan
Pierre BrasseurLudovic Arn / Macbeth
Michel SimonLucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / BanquoPaul BargeThe bistroMonelle ValentinAurélia Nobli / Lady Macbeth
Jean BrochardChief Inspector
Olivier HussenotDeputy Inspector GobinetLucien Blondeau
Louis Bugette
Daniel CauchyLéon
Gérard DarrieuA stagehand in the theater
Jacques DenoëlAn actor
Jacques DufilhoAn actor
Michel EtcheverryAn actor