Bluebeard (1951)
- Original title
- Barbe-Bleue
- Directed by
- Christian-Jaque
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Germany, France, Switzerland
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This is a comedic retelling of the Bluebeard fairy tale. The story follows a wealthy nobleman with a dark secret in his castle. His new wife must deal with his unusual rules.
lightheartedplayfulcomedicwhimsicalcampybreezytongue-in-cheek
What happens
Bluebeard (German: Blaubart) is a 1951 black comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Hans Albers, Cécile Aubry and Fritz Kortner. Based on Charles Perrault’s fairy tale Bluebeard, it was a co-production between France, Switzerland and West Germany. The film reworks the tale in comic form. It was made in separate German- and French-language versions, with the French version released as Barbe-Bleue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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