Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)

7.2Approved85 minDirector: Ernst Lubitsch

1938 film by Ernst Lubitsch

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife is a 1938 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper. The film is based on the 1921 French play La huitième femme de Barbe-Bleue by Alfred Savoir and the English translation of the play by Charlton Andrews. The screenplay was the first of many collaborations between Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder. The film is a remake of the 1923 silent version directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson.

After Bluebeard's Eighth Wife underperformed at the box office, Paramount Pictures released Lubitsch to go to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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What is Bluebeard's Eighth Wife about?
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) — US multi-millionaire Michael Barndon marries his eight wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broken French Marquis. But she doesn't want to be only a number in the row of his ex-wives and starts her own strategy to "tame" him.
Is Bluebeard's Eighth Wife based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Bluebeard's Eighth Wife scary?
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