Jeannot Szwarc Director George C. Scott Auguste Dupin Actor Rebecca De Mornay Claire Dupin Actor Ian McShane Prefect of Police Actor Neil Dickson Adolphe Le Bon Actor Val Kilmer Phillipe Huron Actor Isabelle Klowcowsky Actor Maud Rayer Melle L'Espanaye Actor Fernand Guiot Dupar Actor Edgar Allan Poe Screenwriter David Epstein Screenwriter Robert A. Halmi Producer David L. Watters Executive Producer Bruno de Keyzer Cinematographer Eric Albertson Film Editing Charles Gross Original Music Andre Guerin Art Director Nady Chauviret Set Decoration Christiane Coste Costume Design