Bluebeard (1944)

100% of critics liked it
(8 reviews)
35% of users liked it
(734 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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 13 min.
Directed By: Edgar G. Ulmer, Edward Dmytryk
Written By: Pierre Gendron
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

In Theaters: Nov 11, 1944 Wide
On DVD: Jun 29, 2004
Studio: PRC Pictures Inc.

Critic Reviews

Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
A breathtakingly self-reflexive portrait
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.
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.
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Interessante versão da história de Barba-Azul, desta vez com um Carradine atipicamente contido e, conseqüentemente, muito eficaz.
Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Dream-like film mixing opera, crime and puppets in 19th Century Paris.
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Really good Ulmer film marred by an atrocious musical score

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AJ V

An okay adaptation of the story of Bluebeard, not great, but not bad either.
Morgan S

it was pretty good but it lost the star because A) the lady is just a a-whole and cants just love the guy like he loves her wich i thought was crapppy of her just ? him gosh!!! wah wah he killed your sis but u LOVE HIM!! and B) fricken puppets ahhhh :P