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Release Date:
September 26, 1947
Original Title:
Monsieur Verdoux
Alternate Titles:
Der Frauenmörder von Paris
El señor Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux - Der Frauenmörder von Paris
Monsieur Verdoux - Der Heiratsschwindler von Paris
Mösyö Verdu
O Barba Azul
O kyrios Verdoux
Pan Verdoux
Ritari Siniparta
Мосю Верду
华杜先生
杀人狂时代
杀人的喜剧
살인광 시대
Genres:
Comedy | Crime | Drama
Production Companies:
Charles Chaplin Productions
United Artists
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 16 DE: 16 ES: 12 FR: U NL: AL SE: 7 US: NR
Runtime: 124
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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Art Direction:
John Beckman
Assistant Director:
Wheeler Dryden
Robert Florey
Rex Bailey
Camera Operator:
Wallace Chewning
Costume Assistant:
Eugene Joseff
Director:
Charlie Chaplin
Director of Photography:
Curt Courant
Roland Totheroh
Editor:
Willard Nico
Gaffer:
Frank Testera
Hairstylist:
Hedy Mjorud
Makeup Artist:
William Knight
Music Director:
Rudy Schrager
Musician:
Georg Kreisler
Louis Kaufman
Original Music Composer:
Charlie Chaplin
Producer:
Charlie Chaplin
Production Manager:
John McFadden
Sound:
Jim Corrigan
Stand In:
Johnny Kascier
Ann Toth
Story:
Orson Welles
Supervising Art Director:
Curt Courant
Unit Publicist:
Harry Crocker
Russell Birdwell
Wardrobe Coordinator:
Drew Tetrick
Writer:
Charlie Chaplin
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