Main Cast: Richard Burton, Raquel Welch, Joey Heatherton, Virna Lisi, Natalie Delon
Release Year: 1972
Country: US
Run Time: 123 minutes
Plot
Bluebeard is the retelling of the now familiar story of a wealthy aristocrat who marries and murders and marries again. Baron Von Sepper (Richard Burton), the BlueBeard of the story, meets and marries Anne (Joey Heatherton) who becomes suspicious of Von Sepper when she finds evidence of his murders shortly after their wedding. Van Sepper then, in graphic detail, tells Anne the stories of his former wives' lives and deaths. The movie, directed with ham-handed archness by Edward Dmytryk, attempts to tell the story as a black comedy. Despite an array of beautiful women, including (Virna Lisi), (Nathalie Delon) and (Raquel Welch), nothing can distract from the abysmal performances of Burton and Heatherton. The film has some nice costumes and is beautifully photographed by cinematographer Gabor Pogany, but all the humor is unintentional and the actors, particularly Richard Burton all seem to wish they were elsewhere. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide
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Credit
Tamas Vayer - Art Director, Tomas Vayer - Art Director, Jacques Fonteray - Costume Designer, Vicky Tiel - Costume Designer, Edward Dmytryk - Director, Luciano Sacripanti - Director, Jean Ravel - Editor, Ilya Salkind - Executive Producer, Maria Pia Fusco - Composer (Music Score), Ennio Morricone - Composer (Music Score), Gabor Pogany - Cinematographer, Alexander Salkind - Producer, Ilya Salkind - Producer, Ennio de Concini - Screen Story, Edward Dmytryk - Screen Story, Maria Pia Fusco - Screen Story, Ennio de Concini - Screenwriter, Edward Dmytryk - Screenwriter, Maria Pia Fusco - Screenwriter, Pierre Spengler - Executive in Charge of Production, Pierre Spengler - Production Coordinator, Pierre Spengler - Production Executive
