Bluebeard (1944)
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100% of critics liked it
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38% of users liked it
(766 ratings)
Bluebeard casts the saturnine John Carradine as Gaston, a popular painter in 19th century Paris. Unbeknownst to the authorities, Gaston is also the serial killer of beautiful young women who they have been seeking for several months. Whenever a girl fails to come up to Gaston's standards of… More Bluebeard casts the saturnine John Carradine as Gaston, a popular painter in 19th century Paris. Unbeknownst to the authorities, Gaston is also the serial killer of beautiful young women who they have been seeking for several months. Whenever a girl fails to come up to Gaston's standards of perfection, she is summarily strangled to death. Gaston's latest model is the gorgeous Lucille (Jean Parker), who once she learns her employer's horrible secret courageously vows to bring him to justice. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Edgar G. Ulmer, Edward Dmytryk
- Written By
- Pierre Gendron
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 11, 1944 Wide
- Studio
- PRC Pictures Inc.
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
A breathtakingly self-reflexive portrait
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Ulmer's third masterpiece, after The Black Cat (1934) and Detour (1945); it's one of his few films that overcame its wretched budget.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's prolific actor John Carradine's first starring role in a horror film and his own favorite performance.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Interessante versão da história de Barba-Azul, desta vez com um Carradine atipicamente contido e, conseqüentemente, muito eficaz.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Dream-like film mixing opera, crime and puppets in 19th Century Paris.
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Cast
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John Carradine
as Gaston
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Jean Parker
as Lucille
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Nils Asther
as Insp. Lefevre
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Ludwig Stossel
as Lamarte
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George Pembroke
as Insp. Renard
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Teala Loring
as Francine
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Sonia Sorel
as Renee
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Iris Adrian
as Mimi
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Henry Kolker
as Deschamps
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Emmett Lynn
as Le Soldat
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Patti McCarty
as Bebette
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Anne Sterling
as Jeanette
