Release Date

27 Sep, 1951

Runtime

01:35: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Barbe-Bleue

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Actors

Pierre Brasseur

Cécile Aubry

Jean Debucourt

Robert Arnoux

Jacques Sernas

Célina Cély

Georges Chamarat

Elly Norden

Fernand Rauzéna

Ina Halley

Henri Rollan

Denise Cormand

Fernand Fabre

Reggie Nalder

Espanita Cortez

Diane Lefort

Phung Thi Nghiep

Aziza Néri

Elly Claus

Fred Barius

Diana Bel

Crew

Christian-Jaque

André-Paul Antoine

Charles Perrault

Jean Bernard-Luc

Henri Jeanson

Gérard Calvi