Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

7.7IMDb Score
Released:1947-08-27
Genre:Comedy, Crime, Drama
Duration:124 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Charlie Chaplin
Actors:Charlie Chaplin, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan, Robert Lewis, Audrey Betz
Production:Charles Chaplin Productions, United Artists

Overview:

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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