Movie Description Subtitled a "Comedy of Murders," this Charlie Chaplin film is about a middle-aged Bluebeard who murders wives for their money. An off-beat comedy which was ahead of it's time but is now considered as a Chaplin favorite. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Screenplay.
| Credits | | Producer: | Charlie Chaplin | | Cast: | Mady Correll, Marilyn Nash, Marjorie Bennett, Robert Lewis |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Digi-Pack Full Screen - 1.33 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Mono - English Mono - French, Laserdisc is part of the FoxVideo collection, "Chaplin: A Legacy of Laughter."
The film was somewhat based on a French murderer named Landru.
"Monsieur Verdoux" did enormously well in Europe, particularly in France. However, when it opened in the US, the House Un-American Activities Committee was already beginning its hearings, and Chaplin's left-wing politics didn't go down too well.
The film was based on an idea by Orson Welles.
Editorial Reviews "[T]he pitch-dark satire of MONSIEUR VERDOUX seems timelier than ever." Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (02/26/2004)
Awards 1947Academy AwardsBest Foreign Language Film
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