Bibliograph

Monsieur Verdoux, a comedy of murders, Chaplin Studios ; written and directed by Charles Chaplin

Type

Label

Monsieur Verdoux, a comedy of murders, Chaplin Studios ; written and directed by Charles Chaplin

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Monsieur Verdoux

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

54679705

Responsibility statement

Chaplin Studios ; written and directed by Charles Chaplin

Runtime

119

Sub title

a comedy of murders

Summary

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."

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification