Landru | |
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Directed by | Claude Chabrol |
Written by | Françoise Sagan |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Jean Rabier |
Edited by | Jacques Gaillard |
Music by | Pierre Jansen |
Production companies | Compagnia Cinematografica Champion Rome Paris Films |
Distributed by | Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Countries | France Italy |
Language | French |
Landru (US title: Bluebeard) is a 1963 French-Italian crime drama film directed by Claude Chabrol. The screenplay was written by Françoise Sagan.[1][2] The film stars Charles Denner, Michèle Morgan, Danielle Darrieux and Hildegard Knef.
It was based on the story of French serial killer Henri Désiré Landru, who murdered and dismembered more than 10 women during World War I.