Bluebeard

Bluebeard

1901 · 10 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, Horror, Fantasy

A young woman becomes the eighth wife of the wealthy Bluebeard, whose first seven wives have died under mysterious circumstances.

Directed by Georges Méliès · Written by Charles Perrault

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