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Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

124 minutes EN Comedy , Crime , Drama
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.
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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
Helene Heigh
Yvonne La Salle, Marie's friend
Margaret Hoffman
Lydia Floray
Marilyn Nash
The Girl

Production crew

Director of Photography
Stand In
Music Director
Art Direction
Unit Publicist
Unit Publicist
Makeup Artist
Production companies: Charles Chaplin Productions, United Artists
Production countries: United States of America
Budget: $2,000,000

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