Bluebeard (1951)
1h 35m
Running Time
September 27, 1951Release Date
Plot.
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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Cécile Aubry
Aline
Pierre Brasseur
Le comte Amédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue
Jean Debucourt
Le Majordome
Robert Arnoux
Mathieu les grands pieds
Ina Halley
Anne
Jacques Sernas
Giglio
Christian-Jaque
Director
Geneviève Gérald
Anny Fling
André-Paul Antoine
Writer
Georges Chamarat
Le chapelain
Elly Norden
Cunégonde von Kronberg Meinscnichtsgonfried
Jean Bernard-Luc
Writer
Henri Jeanson
Writer
Paul-Edmond Decharme
Producer
Hans Albers
Blaubart
Gérard Calvi
Composer
Fritz Kortner
Haushofmeister
Lina Carstens
Amme
Arno Paulsen
Matthes
Henri Rollan
Le comte d'Etioles
Denise Cormand
Valentine d'Etioles
Fernand Fabre
L'envoyé de l'empereur
Reggie Nalder
Le capitaine des gardes
Espanita Cortez
Carmen Esmeralda Dulcinée de la Yotta
Célina Cély
Anny Fling
Diane Lefort
Lucrezia
Phung Thi Nghiep
Kaou-Min-Quang
Aziza Néri
Leïla de Timboli
Elly Claus
Cunégonde von Kronberg Meinsnichtgonfried
Fred Barius
(uncredited)
Diana Bel
Elvira Del Mare (uncredited)
Henri Cote
(uncredited)
Details.
Release DateSeptember 27, 1951
Original NameBarbe-Bleue
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Genres
Wiki.
Bluebeard (German: Blaubart) is a 1951 comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Hans Albers, Cécile Aubry and Fritz Kortner. It is based on the fairy tale Bluebeard by Charles Perrault. It was made as a co-production between West Germany, France and Switzerland. It was made using the Gevacolor process. A separate French-language version Barbe-Bleue was also made.