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Bluebeard

Play trailer Poster for Bluebeard 1944,  1h 13m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 38% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 38% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
When seamstress Lucille (Jean Parker) accepts a job designing costumes for charismatic puppeteer and portrait artist Gaston Morrell (John Carradine), she has no idea that he is, in fact, Bluebeard, the infamous serial killer who has been terrorizing Paris. Sparks soon fly between Lucille and Morrell, but complications arise when Morrell's previous lover Renee (Sonia Sorel) becomes jealous and must be dealt with according to Morrell's grisly custom.

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Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Oct 17, 2016
Edgar G. Ulmer somehow managed to transform the absurd limitations of the scripts, budgets, and actors he was given to work with into a mad aesthetic principle. Go to Full Review
Chris Wicking Time Out Feb 9, 2006
Ulmer (Murnau's one time art director and assistant) is the most subterranean of all directors, and here turns out a triumph of mind, eye and talent. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy May 14, 2024
3/4
As much a film noir as a horror yarn. Go to Full Review
Allen Eyles Radio Times Oct 17, 2016
3/5
This is a small miracle of polished film-making. Go to Full Review
TV Guide Oct 17, 2016
4/5
Bluebeard is one of director Edgar G. Ulmer's best works and contains one of John Carradine's greatest performances. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Apr 29, 2011
A breathtakingly self-reflexive portrait Go to Full Review
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Draco W May 8, 2017 A somewhat ineffective thriller that is saved by a stellar lead performance by John Carradine.
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Cast & Crew

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Edgar G. Ulmer

Director

John Carradine

Gaston Morrell

Jean Parker

Lucille Lutien

Nils Asther

Inspector Jacques Lefevre

Ludwig Stössel

Jean Lamarte

George Pembroke

Inspector Renard

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Bluebeard

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Movie Info

Synopsis When seamstress Lucille (Jean Parker) accepts a job designing costumes for charismatic puppeteer and portrait artist Gaston Morrell (John Carradine), she has no idea that he is, in fact, Bluebeard, the infamous serial killer who has been terrorizing Paris. Sparks soon fly between Lucille and Morrell, but complications arise when Morrell's previous lover Renee (Sonia Sorel) becomes jealous and must be dealt with according to Morrell's grisly custom.
Director
Edgar G. Ulmer
Producer
Leon Fromkess
Screenwriter
Pierre Gendron
Production Co
Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 11, 1944, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 7, 2017
Runtime
1h 13m
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