Bluebeard (Landru) (1963)
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57% want to see it
(8 ratings)
This black comedy is based on the dastardly deeds of French serial killer Henri-Desire Landru, who wined, dined, scammed, and dismembered over 10 women during WW I. He obtained his victims by placing ads in the Personals section of the paper. He then chose wealthy dowagers in their fifties. First he… More This black comedy is based on the dastardly deeds of French serial killer Henri-Desire Landru, who wined, dined, scammed, and dismembered over 10 women during WW I. He obtained his victims by placing ads in the Personals section of the paper. He then chose wealthy dowagers in their fifties. First he would woo them to his villa. Then he would con them into forking over their fortunes. Finally he would kill them, chop them up, and immolate the pieces. He is finally captured after he is recognized by the sister of one of the victims. Landru swears that he is not a psychotic killer, that he only did it so he could continue to support his family in the bourgeoisie style that they were accustomed to. During his trial, Landru refused to plead for himself one way or the other; he showed no remorse at all. He was guillotined on February 25, 1922. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Claude Chabrol
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Chabrol's study is a jaundiced waltz, a poisoned heart under a perfumed surface, a rich Ealing vein mined Gallically
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Cast
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Charles Denner
as Henri-Desire Landru
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Danielle Darrieux
as Berthe Heon
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Michèle Morgan
as Celestine Buisson
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Juliette Mayniel
as Anna Collomb
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Stéphane Audran
as Fernande Segret
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Mary Marquet
as Mme. Guillin
- Henri Attal
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Sacha Briquet
as Assistant prosecutor
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Mario David
as Prosecutor
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Francoise Lugagne
as Mme. Landru
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Claude Mansard
as Defense Attorney
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Jean-Louis Maury
as Commissioner Belin
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Hildegarde Neff
as Madame Ixe
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Denise Provence
as Mme. Laporte
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Catherine Rouvel
as Andree Babelot
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Dominique Zardi
as Gendarme
- Claude Chabrol
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Jean-Pierre Melville
as Georges Mandel
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Serge Bento
as Maurice Landru
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Raymond Queneau
as Clemenceau
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Robert Burnier
as Presiding judge
