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Bluebeard

1972 · 125 min

A chilly, elegant thriller that draws you into a castle of secrets and creeping dread, with a darkly charismatic lead.

Directed by
Edward Dmytryk
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Richard Burton, Joey Heatherton, Raquel Welch
Tagline
He had a WAY with the world's most beautiful, most seductive, most glamorous women ...he did AWAY with them.
Overview
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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Directed by
Edward Dmytryk
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Richard Burton, Joey Heatherton, Raquel Welch
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • power
  • death
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Edward Dmytryk
Written by
Maria Pia Fusco, Ennio De Concini, Edward Dmytryk, Luciano Sacripanti
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Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
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Runtime
125 min
Country
Germany, France, Italy
Languages
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