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Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

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Summary

Black comedy starring Charles Chaplin. Monsieur Verdoux appears to be a devoted husband and father, but away from his cosy marital nest he leads a lucrative and sinister double life as the murderer of rich and lonely women.

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Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Tom Hutchinson

This is the greatest of the latter-day sound movies by Charles Chaplin, a chilling black comedy in which a bank clerk (watch him rifling through those bank notes!) turns to killing wealthy women. Sentiment sneaks in with the appearance of the waiflike Marilyn Nash, but it's soon dispelled by the vulgarity of Martha Raye as an intended victim. There's a fastidious cruelty about it all, reflecting Chaplin's deep-seated contempt for the middle-class, and the final speech allies the bank clerk's Bluebeard tendencies with the activities of the major political powers. Adapted from an idea by Orson Welles, this is an unmissable, astringent treat.

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7.8/10

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Cast

rolenameHenri Verdoux / Varney / Bonheur / Floray / NarratorCharles ChaplinMona VerdouxMady CorrellPeter VerdouxAllison RoddanMaurice BottelloRobert Lewis (1)AnnabellaMartha RayeAnnetteAda-May Marie GrosnayIsobel Elsom

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rolenameDirectorCharles Chaplin

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Languages

English | Latin | French

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Black and white

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