Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
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Bluebeard's Eighth Wife is a 1938 romantic screwball comedy film starring Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper, noted for its witty dialogue and sophisticated style.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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screwball comedy film ⓘ |
| artDirector |
Ernst Fegté
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Hans Dreier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (French play by Alfred Savoir)
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Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Leo Tover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Travis Banton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | William Shea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic comedy
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screwball comedy ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Franklin Pangborn
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Herman Bing NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Hymer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
independence of women
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marriage ⓘ wealth and class differences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Michael Brandon
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Nicole de Loiselle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Frederick Hollander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | battle of the sexes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
sophisticated style
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witty dialogue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood Golden Age screwball comedies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A wealthy American businessman with multiple previous marriages weds a Frenchwoman who schemes to reform him and assert her independence. ⓘ |
| producer | Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1938-03-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 80 ⓘ |
| screenplayStyle | rapid-fire dialogue ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Billy Wilder
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Charles Brackett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | French Riviera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Claudette Colbert
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David Niven NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Everett Horton NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1930s ⓘ |
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