Monsieur Verdoux : : a Comedy of Murders
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On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Based on an idea by Orson Welles.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1947.
Special features: Include introduction by David Robinson ; documentary Chaplin today: Monsieur Verdoux ; plan drawings and sketches of set, photo gallery, film posters and trailers.
Charles Chaplin, Martha Raye, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan, Robert Lewis, Isobel Elsom.
In this dark comedy first released during WWII, Henri Vedoux, played by Charlie Chaplin, supports his family by first marrying, and then killing wealthy widows. On another level the film is an indictment of war in which mass murder is legalized, celebrated and paraded. "Killing is the enterprise by which your system prospers," Verdoux says. "As a mass killer, I am an amateur by comparison."
DVD ; Full screen.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Great submitted by 0liviap0pp on August 22, 2011, 11:17am A great movie!
SERIES
Chaplin collection.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English or French soundtrack ; optional subtitles in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai & Korean.
PUBLISHED
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2003.
Year Published: 2003
Description: 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0790771691 :
0790782030 (set) :
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.
Raye, Martha.
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985.
Correll, Mady.
Lewis, Robert, 1909-1997.
Elsom, Isobel, 1893-1981.
Chaplin Studios, Inc.
MK2 Productions.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Fortune hunters -- Drama.
Murder -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Comedy films.