Bluebeard
1951, French. Directed by Christian-Jaque.
Just before wowing international critics and moviegoers with his adventure romp Fanfan la Tulipe, director Christian-Jaque dashed off the lampoonish Barbe-Bleue. Ostensibly the story of the famed wife-killing potentate Bluebeard (Pierre Brasseur), this lighthearted costumer begins as the title character is poised to march down the matrimonial aisle for the eighth time. Barbe-Bleue's newest spouse Aline (Cécile Aubry) is kept in line by her husband's claims of murdering her predecessors. But when Aline opens the famous locked door to the equally famous hidden room, both she and the audience are in for quite a surprise. The frivolous nature of Barbe-Bleue is underlined by its pleasing utilization of the French Gezacolor process.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Christian-JaqueDirector
- Pierre BrasseurAmédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue
- Cécile AubryAline
- Jean DebucourtLe majordome
- Robert ArnouxMathieu les grands pieds
- Jacques SernasGiglio
- Célina CélyAnny Fling
- Georges ChamaratLe chapelain
- Elly NordenCunégonde von Kronberg Meinscnichtsgonfried
- Fernand RauzénaGiuseppe
- Ina HalleyAnne
- Henri RollanLe comte d'Etioles
- Denise CormandValentine d'Etioles
Details
- Released
- 27 September 1951
- Original title
- Barbe-Bleue
- Country
- France
- Written by
- André-Paul Antoine
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Bluebeard (1951) was directed by Christian-Jaque and stars Pierre Brasseur, Cécile Aubry, Jean Debucourt.