Monsieur Verdoux (A Comedy of Murders) (1947)

Socialism (65 movies items)

" Wars, conflict - it's all business. One murder makes a villain; millions, a hero. Numbers sanctify, my good fellow."

Anautix' Movie Diary 2022 (138 movies items)

"09.01.2022 my rating: 7,5"

Film Diary 2021 (210 movies items)

"31.10 "

Top Ten Performances - Charlie Chaplin (13 movies items)

" as Henri Verdoux - Alias Varnay - Alias Bonheur - Alias Floray "

1001 Movies ... my own version (1940's) (90 movies items)

" Notes: 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 regarded the film as the cleverest and most brilliant film of his career. Unfortunately for him, it was a huge flop when it was released which was not really surprising when you "

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: 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 regarded the film as the cleverest and most brilliant film of his career. Unfortunately for him, it was a huge flop when it was released which was not really surprising when you "

“(OK) Has all, even great comedy with Chaplin and Martha Raye and small actors delivering great lines or moments. Serene or acting impromptus, Chaplin/Verdoux tastes life without moral complications, but estetic and sort of traditional values...” read more

Off-camera characters deaths in movies (132 movies items)

"Henri Verdoux"

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (1940's) (86 movies items)

" Notes: Apparently, this 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 regarded the film as the cleverest and most brilliant film of his career. Unfortunately for him, it was a huge flop when it was released which was not really surprising when you"

Mustanaamio7's Movie Diary 2019 (251 movies items)

"29.3. 2019"

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023) (1001 movies items)

" Notes: Apparently, this 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 regarded the film as the cleverest and most brilliant film of his career. Unfortunately for him, it was a huge flop when it was released which was not really surprising when you"

Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2019 (659 movies items)

"(WATCHED: 3 January 2019)"

Best Films seen 2018 (25 movies items)

"Great black comedy, maybe just a little too preachy at the end but overall a gem. Henri Verdoux: It's the approach of death that terrifies. The Girl: I suppose if the unborn knew of the approach of life, they'd be just as terrified."

100 Greatest Golden Age Hollywood Films (100 movies items)

"Throughout the 30s, Charlie Chaplin resisted the switch-over from silent cinema to talkies but as talking pictures became the norm, he eventually felt he had no choice but to make the transition. Fortunately, this change coincided with Chaplin's growing politicisation and he acknowledged that sound film was a better medium for putting across his beliefs and ideas. Reviled by some for his left-wing views, Chaplin was something of a cinematic trailblazer even in the sound films with which he is le"