Bluebeard (1972)

Bluebeard movie storyline. Baron Kurt Von Sepper (Richard Burton) is an Austrian aristocrat noted for his blue-toned beard, and his appetite for beautiful wives. His latest spouse, an American beauty named Anne (Joey Heatherton), discovers a vault in his castle that’s filled with the frozen bodies of several beautiful women. When confronted with this slight oddity, Bluebeard explains to Anne that he found an easier alternative to divorce when he grew bored with his previous wives. In order to avoid being Bluebeard’s next frozen bride, Anne must find a way to outwit her murderous hubby.

Bluebeard is a 1972 mystery comedy drama film written and directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Richard Burton, Raquel Welch, Joey Heatherton, and Sybil Danning. The film’s plot is very loosely based on the French folktale of a nobleman whose latest wife grows curious when he tells her she may enter any room in his castle but one. Bluebeard had its world premiere at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood on August 15, 1972. It was released in West Germany on December 15, 1972.

Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
Starring: Richard Burton, Raquel Welch, Virna Lisi, Nathalie Delon, Marilù Tolo, Karin Schubert, Agostina Belli, Sybil Danning, Joey Heatherton, Edward Meeks, Jean Lefebvre, Mathieu Carrière
Screenplay by: Ennio De Concini, Edward Dmytryk, Maria Pia Fusco
Production Design by:
Cinematography by: Gábor Pogány
Film Editing by: Jean Pavel
Costume Design by: Jacques Fonteray, Vicki Tiel, Mia Fonssagrives
Set Decoration by: Boldizsár Simonka
Art Direction by: Tamás Vayer
Music by: Ennio Morricone
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Cinerama Releasing Corporation
Release Date: August 15, 1972 (Pantages Theatre, Hollywood)[4], December 15, 1972 (West Germany)