Monsieur Verdoux (1947)


Monsieur Verdoux
8.4 Listal rating
7.8 IMDB rating
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Charles Chaplin

Charles Chaplin

Henri Verdoux - Alias Varnay - Alias Bonheur - Alias Floray
Mady Correll

Mady Correll

Mona - His Wife
Allison Roddan

Allison Roddan

Peter - Their Son
Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis

Maurice Bottello - Verdoux's Friend
Audrey Betz

Audrey Betz

Martha - His Wife
Martha Raye

Martha Raye

Annabella Bonheur
Ada May

Ada May

Annette - Her Maid
Isobel Elsom

Isobel Elsom

Marie Grosnay


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A good movie

2 years ago at May 9 7:42
I'm a big fan of Charlie Chaplin so I really had to watch this flick at some point. Apparently, the film was originally meant to be directed by Orson Welles and starring Charles Chaplin, but Chaplin backed out at the last moment, saying that he had never had anyone direct him before and didn't want to start. Can you imagine this combination?!? Eventually, Chaplin directed the thing himself and reg... read more
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Description: Henri Verdoux's business requires a lot of travel. His business involves wooing wealthy spinsters, winning their confidence and bank accounts, then killing the hapless biddies before moving on to his next conquest. Charles Chaplin turns his traditionally sunny sensibilities inside out with this sublime black comedy about a family m ... (more)
Release date : 8 December 1947
UPC: 014381918427
1940s (13), Serial Killer (10), Usa (8), Murder (7), Comedy (7), Drama (7), Trial (6), Crime (6), Marriage (6), Wealth (5), Dark Comedy (5), Socialite (5), 1947 (5), Bluebeard (4), Rowboat (4), Psychopath (4), Black Comedy (4), Money (2), Eccentric (2), Character Name In Title (2)
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