Monsieur Verdoux
Visit website7.7/10 • 418
1947-09-26 • 2h 4m
A Comedy of Murders.
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.
- Directors
- Charlie Chaplin
- Writters
- Charlie Chaplin
- Editors
- Charlie Chaplin, Willard Nico
Monsieur Verdoux
Visit website1947-09-26 • 2h 4m
7.7/10 • 418
A Comedy of Murders.
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.
- Directors
- Charlie Chaplin
- Writters
- Charlie Chaplin
- Editors
- Charlie Chaplin, Willard Nico
Top Billed Cast
View Credits
Charlie Chaplin
Henri Verdoux
Mady Correll
Mona Verdoux
Allison Roddan
Peter Verdoux
Robert Lewis
Maurice Bottello
Audrey Betz
Martha Bottello
Martha Raye
Annabella Bonheur
Ada May
Annette, Annabella's maid
Isobel Elsom
Marie Grosnay
Marjorie Bennett
Marie's Maid
Reviews0
We don't have any reviews for Monsieur Verdoux.
Media
Recommendations
Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master
6.2
The Tramp
6.5
A King in New York
6.8
Are You Being Served? The Movie
4.7
The Pearl
7.1
The Champion
6.5
Chains
6.4
Le Million
6.9
Lady in White
6.1
L'Atalante
7.5
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
6.7
Limelight
7.9
Sisters in Arms
7.2
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
7.1
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
7.5
A Dog's Life
7.3
The Seventh Company Has Been Found
7.3
Thief
7.2
The Rewrite
6.0
Our Little Sister
7.6
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $2,000,000.00
- Revenue
- --
- Keywords
- marriagedark comedyvillainpolygamygreat depressionbased on true storyfilm noirblack and whitestock market crashcold blooded killeranti-capitalism1930s