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Bluebeard (1951)

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.

  • Drama
  • Comedy

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Pierre BrasseurPierre BrasseurAmédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue
  • Photo of Cécile AubryCécile AubryAline
  • Photo of Jean DebucourtJean DebucourtLe majordome
  • Photo of Robert ArnouxRobert ArnouxMathieu les grands pieds
  • Photo of Jacques SernasJacques SernasGiglio
  • Photo of Geneviève GéraldGeneviève GéraldAnny Fling
  • Photo of Georges ChamaratGeorges ChamaratLe chapelain
  • Photo of Elly NordenElly NordenCunégonde von Kronberg Meinscnichtsgonfried
  • Photo of Fernand RauzénaFernand RauzénaGiuseppe
  • Photo of Hans AlbersHans AlbersBlaubart

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