Charlie Chaplin - Monsieur Verdoux

Charlie Chaplin, Marthe Raye and Isobel Elsom

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This blistering little black comedy was well ahead of its time when released in 1947. Originally, Orson Welles had wanted Chaplin to star in his drama about a French mass murderer named Landru, but Chaplin was hesitant to act for another director and used the idea himself. He plays a dapper gent named Henri Verdoux (who assumes a number of identities), a civilised monster who marries wealthy women, then murders them (as we meet him, he's gathering roses as an incinerator ominously bellows smoke in the background) and collects their money to support his real family.

The Little Tramp is now a distant memory, though this was the first film not to feature Chaplin's beloved creation. Verdoux is largely viciously clever. Ultimately, Chaplin breaks character (much as he did in The Great Dictator) to preach to the masses, declaring that against the machines of war that grip the planet, humble killer Verdoux is

Special Features

• 'Chaplin Today - Monsieur Verdoux': a documentary by Bernard Eisenschitz with the participation of Claude Chabrol (26 mins)
• Introduction (6 mins)
• Blueprints of the set compared with the corresponding scenes in the film
• Blueprints of the sets and preparatory drawings
• Photo gallery
• Film poster gallery
• Trailers
• Interactive menu
• Chapter selection

Technical Details

Region: 2
Running Time: 1 hour and 58 mins
Production Year: 1947
Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen 4:3
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Actors: Charlie Chaplin, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan, Robert Lewis. Irving Bacon
Colour B & W
Sound: Dolby Digital (5.1)
Additional Sound: Original Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono Score: SILENT

Genre: Comedy

Certificate: U Universal - Suitable for all

Directed by: Charlie Chaplin

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