Monsieur Verdoux (1947) USA
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Director:Charles Chaplin
Studio:Warner Home Video
Writer:Charles Chaplin, Orson Welles
Rating:4.0 (32 votes)
Rated:Unrated
Date Added:2007-06-09
ASIN:B00017LVQY
UPC:0085393765224
Price:$24.98
Awards:Nominated for 1 Oscar
Genre:Comedy
Release:2004-03-02
IMDb:0039631
Duration:119
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Languages:English, French
Subtitles:Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
Features:Black and White
Charles Chaplin  ...  (Director)
Charles Chaplin, Orson Welles  ...  (Writer)
 
Irving Bacon  ...  Pierre Couvais
Marjorie Bennett  ...  Maid
Audrey Betz  ...  Martha
Virginia Brissac  ...  Carlotta Couvais
Charles Chaplin  ...  Henri Verdoux - Alias Varnay - Alias Bonheur - Alias Floray
Mady Correll  ...  Mona Verdoux - Henri's Wife
Allison Roddan  ...  Peter
Robert Lewis  ...  Maurice Bottello - Verdoux's Friend
Martha Raye  ...  Annabella Bonheur
Ada May  ...  Annette
Isobel Elsom  ...  Marie Grosnay
Helene Heigh  ...  Yvonne - Marie's Friend
Margaret Hoffman  ...  Lydia Floray
Marilyn Nash  ...  The Girl
Edwin Mills  ...  Jean Couvais
Summary: Charles Chaplin turns his traditionally sunny sensibilities inside out with this sublime black comedy about a family man who secretly uses murder to support his beloved invalid wife and child. There's little of the immortal Tramp in Verdoux, yet the fastidious dandy is not lacking in comic graces. Most hilarious of all are the always-foiled attempts to dispatch the raucous Annabella (Martha Raye). When this most atypical Chaplin film opened, the world was not ready to look death in the face and walk away smiling. Today, Monsieur Verdoux ranks among Chaplin's best works. It is killer comedy.