Bluebeard (German: Blaubart) is a 1951 black comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Hans Albers, Cécile Aubry and Fritz Kortner.[1] It is based on the fairy tale Bluebeard by Charles Perrault. It was made as a co-production between West Germany, France and Switzerland. It was made using the Gevacolor process. A separate French-language version Barbe-Bleue was also made.

Bluebeard
Directed byChristian-Jaque
Written by
Produced byPaul-Edmond Decharme
Starring
CinematographyChristian Matras
Music byWerner Eisbrenner
Production
companies
  • Alcina
  • Como Film
  • Union-Film
Distributed byNeue Filmverleih (West Germany)
Release date
1 November 1951
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Switzerland
  • West Germany
LanguageGerman

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References edit

  1. ^ Zipes p.409

Bibliography edit

  • Zipes, Jack. The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films. Routledge, 2011.

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