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Blue Beard (1901) Directed By Georges Méliès
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Blue Beard Directed by Georges Méliès Starring Georges Méliès Jehanne d'Alcy Bleuette Bernon Distributed by Star Film Company Release date 3 May 1901 Running time 9 minutes Country France Language Silent film Blue Beard ( French : Barbe-Bleue ) is a 1901 French silent trick film by Georges Méliès , based on Charles Perrault 's fairy tale " Bluebeard ". Plot A sinister aristocrat, Blue Beard, is looking for a beautiful woman to become his wife. Lured by his great riches, many noble families bring their most eligible daughters to meet him. None of the young women want to marry him, both due to his ghastly appearance and because he has already had seven previous wives – all of whom have mysteriously vanished without a trace. Bluebeard's great wealth, however, persuades one father to give his daughter's hand to him. She has no choice but to marry him, and after a lavish wedding feast, she begins her new life in his castle. One day as Blue Beard is going away on a journey, he entrusts the keys to his castle to her and warns his wife never to go into a particular room. Caught between the fear of her husband's wrath and her own curiosity, she is unsure of what to do regarding the forbidde…
Directors & creators
Georges Méliès
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Georges Méliès, 1901