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Monsieur Verdoux

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Monsieur Verdoux
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NR,2hrs 5min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Released:
January 1, 1947
Director:
Charles Chaplin
Distributor:
Image Entertainment
Starring:
Ada-May, Charles Chaplin, Marjorie Bennett  ...more
Synopsis: "Von Clausewitz said that war is the logical extension of diplomacy; Monsieur Verdoux feels that murder is the logical extension of business." With his controversial "comedy of murders" Monsieur Verdoux, Charles Chaplin makes his final, definitive break with the Little Tramp character that had brought him fame and fortune. Verdoux (Chaplin), a mild-mannered family man of pre-war France, has hit upon a novel method of supporting his loved ones. He periodically heads out of town, assumes an alias, ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Monsieur Verdoux was a box-office failure on its release in 1947. Conventional wisdom has it that writer/director/star Charles Chaplin was in disfavor from paternity suits and alleged Communist sympathies. However, it is difficult to find any film like Monsieur Verdoux in or near 1947 that was a box-office success; most likely the film would have flopped commercially no matter what Chaplin's personal ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Ada-May
Annette
Charles Chaplin
Henri Verdoux
Marjorie Bennett
Marie's Maid
Isobel Elsom
Marie Grosnay
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