Bluebeard
6.4
“The most shocking scandal Paris ever saw!”
Paris, France, during the First World War. While thousands of soldiers die every day on the battlefields, Henri Landru, a seemingly respectable furniture dealer, married and father of four children, relentlessly feeds his own sinister factory of death.
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Charles Denner
Henri Landru
Known for
The Man Who Loved Women
The Night Caller
Michèle Morgan
Mme Buisson
Known for
Port of Shadows
The Fallen Idol
Danielle Darrieux
Mme Héon
Known for
Persepolis
The Earrings of Madame de...
Hildegard Knef
German Widow
Known for
The Murderers Are Among Us
Fedora
Juliette Mayniel
Mme Collomb
Known for
Eyes Without a Face
The Knock Out Cop
Stéphane Audran
Fernande Segret
Known for
Babette's Feast
The Butcher
Catherine Rouvel
Mlle Babeley
Known for
Borsalino
Picnic on the Grass
Françoise Lugagne
Catherine Landru
Known for
Diary of a Chambermaid
Dossier 51
Mary Marquet
Old Lady
Known for
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Fellini's Casanova
Denise Provence
Mme Lacoste
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Exchange Student
Serge Bento
Maurice Landru
Known for
Les Biches
The Unfaithful Wife
Claude Mansard
Landru's Attorney
Known for
Breathless
Shoot the Piano Player
Claude Chabrol Director · Françoise Sagan Screenplay Pierre Jansen Composer
United States release April 9, 1963 · Produced in Italy, France · Languages English, French
Production
Rome-Paris Films
Production
C. C. Champion
Production
Italy · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Landru
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · January 25, 1963
Theatrical
United States · April 9, 1963
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Denmark
January 25, 1965 · Theatrical
Finland
April 4, 1969 · Theatrical
France
July 9, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
April 17, 1964 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
October 31, 2024 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Italy
March 29, 1963 · Limited theatrical · Milan
Mexico
January 21, 1965 · Theatrical
Poland
February 1, 1971 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 22, 1963 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 14, 1963 · Theatrical
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