
Bluebeard
Drama · Horror · Fantasy
Overview
A young woman becomes the eighth wife of the wealthy Bluebeard, whose first seven wives have died under mysterious circumstances.
Top Cast


Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
Barbe-bleue
Georges Méliès
Barbe-bleue


Jehanne d'Alcy
Jehanne d'Alcy
Le Nouvelle Épouse de Barbe-bleue (as Jeanne d'Alcy)
Jehanne d'Alcy
Le Nouvelle Épouse de Barbe-bleue (as Jeanne d'Alcy)


Bleuette Bernon
Bleuette Bernon
La Fée
Bleuette Bernon
La Fée
Thomas White
Thomas White
Thomas White
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