Bluebeard

Name: Bluebeard
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Comedy
Released: 1972-09-01
Duration: 2 h 5 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Richard Burton, Joey Heatherton, Raquel Welch, Virna Lisi, Nathalie Delon

1972·Movie·R·125 min·★ 5.4(55)

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“He had a WAY with the world's most beautiful, most seductive, most glamorous women ...he did AWAY with them.”

Baron von Sepper is an Austrian aristocrat noted for his blue-toned beard, and his appetite for beautiful wives. His latest spouse, an American beauty named Anne, discovers a vault in his castle that's filled with the frozen bodies of several beautiful women.

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About Bluebeard

Bluebeard is a 1972 English-language thriller, horror and comedy film directed by Edward Dmytryk. The cast is led by Richard Burton, Joey Heatherton, Raquel Welch. It has a runtime of 2h 5m. Viewers rate it 5.4/10 across 100 ratings.

Bluebeard was produced by Barnabe, Gloria Films, and Geiselgasteig Film and made in Germany and France. It was released on September 1, 1972, and carries a R certification.

Director: Edward Dmytryk
Writers: Edward Dmytryk, Ennio De Concini, Maria Pia Fusco
Release date: September 1, 1972
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Germany, France
Production: Barnabe, Gloria Films, Geiselgasteig Film

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Bluebeard cast & crew

Bluebeard was directed by Edward Dmytryk and written by Edward Dmytryk, Ennio De Concini, and Maria Pia Fusco.

The cast features Richard Burton as Baron von Sepper, Joey Heatherton as Anne, Raquel Welch as Magdalena, Virna Lisi as Elga, Nathalie Delon as Erika, and Marilù Tolo as Brigitte.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Ennio Morricone, cinematography is by Gábor Pogány, and it was produced by Alexander Salkind and Ilya Salkind.

Is Bluebeard worth watching?

Bluebeard holds an audience score of 5.4/10 from 55 ratings, a more divisive thriller films.

At 2h 5m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy thriller, horror, and comedy, Bluebeard is worth a place on your watchlist.

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