Bluebeard
List Price:
Our Price: $7.21
You Save: $7.77 (52%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: DVD
See more DVD details
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD details
Actor: Joey Heatherton, Richard BurtonBrand: Lions Gate
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 124 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-27
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
DVD Reviews of Bluebeard
DVD Review: "I am a man and I can prove it!"
Summary: 4 Stars
(3.5/5 stars) Here's a little oddity from the early 70's. Richard Burton plays Austrian Baron Kurt von Sepper, a hero during World War One, whose wealth, fame and good looks make it very easy for him to attract beautiful, young women. Little do they realize that he is one sadistic and misogynistic man, whose hatred of Russians, Communists and unions is matched only by his propensity to use violence as a solution against his perceived threats. (Sounds like the ideal match for Ann Coulter, doesn't he?) When workers begin to organize into a union, he dispatches some of his Nazi compatriots to burn, pillage and likewise intimidate the mostly Jewish laborers. To claim that he suffers from various neuroses and psychoses would be to state the obvious. One of the roots of these is his mommy issues, which are manifested by keeping his mother's decaying corpse in one of the rooms of his mansion. Another cause of his troubles lies in a secret, which he tries to keep from the women in his life. The secret is not revealed until the end of the movie, though most viewers will have figured it out long before that. Although the plot makes the film sound like it belongs in the thriller or perhaps suspense genres, it actually plays more like a very dark comedy with some social commentary thrown in. I'm not entirely convinced that was the goal from the onset because it is neither clever enough to succeed very well as a black comedy nor serious enough to work as a straightforward drama. Some of it, such as Raquel Welch's role, was definitely intended to be funny; however, several of the funniest parts come during the most dramatic moments. It is either a brilliantly executed comedy or a woefully inept attempt at satire. Either way, it is a tremendous amount of fun and I recommend it highly. Richard Burton is a hoot as the sadistic Baron and the women in the film are all quite attractive. Joey Heatherton gets to show off her dancing skills, her acting... um, ability and her other... uh, talents (which are two reasons for the `R' rating). Of note is the production by the father and son team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind, who would go on to produce the Christopher Reeve Superman films. Also of note is the quality of Lionsgate's DVD production, which is quite good. The picture is crisp and letterboxed, the colors are vibrant and there are optional subtitles. 3/5 stars for the film; 4/5 stars for the DVD
Description of Bluebeard
BLUEBEARD - DVD MovieBaron von Sepper (Richard Burton, who seems to sleepwalk through the film), a European aristocrat of vaguely Germanic heritage, marries and murders a succession of international lovelies (among them Raquel Welch, Virna Lisi, Nathalie Delon, and Marilù Tolo) before his seventh bride, peppy but coy showgirl Joey Heatherton, discovers his secret in a frozen basement museum. Would you believe the Baron is just a nice guy who's a poor judge of character? A man who loves deeply but perhaps not too wisely? Or that he harbors a deep, troubling psychosexual secret? Director Edward Dmytryk (The Caine Mutiny), who also cowrote this Euro-pudding coproduction, tosses in a bit of all three as he barrels through his reign of terror. He even attempts to milk laughs from a few of the executions, but despite its upbeat pace it drags through unnecessary exposition and dull, dead patches of life-size kewpie doll Heatherton padding around his castle. Richard Burton struggles with a hoary stage beard and a dull screenplay that labors under the pretense of wit to deliver a bored performance. This 1972 production gets some mileage from its guest cast (most of whom offer a tantalizing flash of flesh before succumbing to the Baron's homicidal impulses), but winds up as lifeless as Burton's vacant, weary stare. --Sean Axmaker
Bestsellers in DVD
![The Story of Jeremiah [VHS] Image](/images/noimg.gif)
The Story of Jeremiah [VHS]Vision Video; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Wresting With God [VHS]by Vision Video
Vision Video; Published: 1990-10-01; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
Study Bible Video with Workbook [VHS]Spring Arbor Distributors; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $7.95
Price in other shops:
Tempo:Childrens TV Favourites Video [VHS]HarperCollins Audio; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $9.17
Price in other shops:
Tempo.Herbs:Parseley'Sb/ Party Video [VHS]HarperCollins Audio; VHS Tape; VHS Video
![Strike the Original Match [VHS] Image](/images/Strike-the-Original-Match-VHS-0001374079-X.jpg)
Strike the Original Match [VHS]New Liberty Films; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
![Medjugorje The Miracles and the Message [VHS] Image](/images/Medjugorje-The-Miracles-and-the-Message-VHS-0001373293-X.jpg)
Medjugorje The Miracles and the Message [VHS]JPN Film Production; Release date: 1995-12-15; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $29.99
Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Review Course for Boards and Recertification DVD 2008by Mayo
DVD
Price in other shops:
Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging DVD: Single Userby Oakstone
DVD
Price in other shops:
Cost Accounting [VHS]by Charles T. Horngren, George Foster, Srikant M. Datar, Howard Teall
Pearson Canada, Toronto; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs
Big Screen Bombshells: 12 Movie CollectionDigital1stop; Release date: 2010-03-09; DVD
Best price: $3.25
Price in other shops:
The Dreamers (Original Uncut NC-17 Version)Fox; Release date: 2004-07-13; DVD
Best price: $4.09
Price in other shops:
Roger Corman's Cult Classics Sword And Sorcery Collection (Deathstalker, Deathstalker II, The Warrior And The Sorceress & Barbarian Queen)Uni; Release date: 2011-08-23; DVD
Best price: $15.82
Price in other shops:
Too Cool For School CollectionDigital1stop; Release date: 2009-09-29; DVD
Best price: $4.23
Price in other shops:
Celebrity Nude Revue, Easy 80's Volume 1Release date: 2011-10-26; DVD
Best price: $22.49
Price in other shops:
Night MovesWarner Brothers; Release date: 2005-07-12; DVD
Best price: $2.85
Price in other shops:
Women in Prison Triple Pack (Chained Heat / Red Heat / Jungle Warriors)Release date: 2011-07-12; DVD
Best price: $16.50
Price in other shops:
Girls, Guns and G-Strings: The Andy Sidaris Collection (12 Film Set)MILL CREEK ENT. (UNDER DIGITAL; Release date: 2011-03-22; DVD
Best price: $4.29
Price in other shops:
![Pretty Maids All In A Row [Remaster] Image](/images/Pretty-Maids-All-In-A-Row-Remaster-B0047DKLCI-X.jpg)
Pretty Maids All In A Row [Remaster]Warner Bros.; Release date: 2010-11-18; Published: 2010; DVD
Best price: $12.95
Price in other shops:
The Wild Party (Director's cut)DVD
Best price: $2.98