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Bluebeard

1963-01-25 · 112 min · ★ 6.4

Drama · Crime · History

Paris, France, during the First World War. While thousands of soldiers die every day on the battlefields, Henri Landru, a seemingly respectable furniture dealer, married and father of four children, relentlessly feeds his own sinister factory of death.

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Directors
Claude Chabrol
Production companies
Rome-Paris Films, C. C. Champion
Countries
Italy, France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Charles DennerCharles DennerHenri Landru
Michèle MorganMichèle MorganMme Buisson
Danielle DarrieuxDanielle DarrieuxMme Héon
Hildegard KnefHildegard KnefGerman Widow
Juliette MaynielJuliette MaynielMme Collomb
Stéphane AudranStéphane AudranFernande Segret
Catherine RouvelCatherine RouvelMlle Babeley
Françoise LugagneFrançoise LugagneCatherine Landru
Mary MarquetOld Lady
Denise ProvenceDenise ProvenceMme Lacoste
Serge BentoSerge BentoMaurice Landru
Claude MansardClaude MansardLandru's Attorney
Robert BurnierRobert BurnierCourt President
Mario DavidMario DavidAdvocate General
Jean-Louis MauryJean-Louis MauryCommissaire Belin
Diane LepvrierDiane LepvrierSuzanne Landru
Gisèle SandréGisèle SandréMireille
Sacha BriquetSacha BriquetProsecutor
Raymond QueneauGeorges Clemenceau
Jean-Pierre MelvilleJean-Pierre MelvilleClemenceau's Aide

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