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.
Credits
Bluebeard Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Fritz Kortner
He was 59, 78 years old when he died
|
as Haushofmeister |
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Lina Carstens
She was 58, 85 years old when she died
|
as Amme |
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Jacques Sernas
He was 26, now 99 years old
|
as Giglio |
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Jean Debucourt
He was 57, 64 years old when he died
|
as Le majordome |
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Fernand Rauzéna
He was 51, 75 years old when he died
|
as Giuseppe |
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Arno Paulsen
He was 51, 69 years old when he died
|
as Matthes |
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Pierre Brasseur
He was 45, 66 years old when he died
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as Amédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue |
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Hans Albers
He was 60, 68 years old when he died
|
as Blaubart |
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Robert Arnoux
He was 51, 64 years old when he died
|
as Mathieu les grands pieds |
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Georges Chamarat
He was 50, 81 years old when he died
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as Le chapelain |
Bluebeard Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Jean Bernard-Luc as Adaptation. He was 42 (76) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Charles Perrault as Novel. He was 323 (75) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Henri Jeanson as Dialogue. He was 51 (70) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Christian-Jaque as Director. He was 47 (89) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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André-Paul Antoine as Screenplay. He was 58 (89) years old when He died
|
Writing |
