Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
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- Passed
- 2h 4min
- Comedy, Crime
- 23 Oct 1947 (Canada)
- Movie
A suave but cynical man supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards.
Director:
Writers:
Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins.
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Cast verified as complete
| Charles Chaplin | ... |
Henri Verdoux - Alias Varnay - Alias Bonheur - Alias Floray
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| Mady Correll | ... |
Mona Verdoux - His Wife
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Allison Roddan | ... |
Peter Verdoux - Their Son
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| Robert Lewis | ... |
Maurice Bottello - Verdoux's Friend
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Audrey Betz | ... |
Martha Bottello - His Wife
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| Martha Raye | ... |
Annabella Bonheur
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| Ada May | ... |
Annette - Her Maid
(as Ada-May)
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| Isobel Elsom | ... |
Marie Grosnay
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| Marjorie Bennett | ... |
Her Maid
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| Helene Heigh | ... |
Yvonne - Marie's Friend
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Margaret Hoffman | ... |
Lydia Floray
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| Marilyn Nash | ... |
The Girl
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
Pierre - Carlotta's Husband
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Edwin Mills | ... |
Jean Couvais
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| Virginia Brissac | ... |
Carlotta
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| Almira Sessions | ... |
Lena Couvais
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Eula Morgan | ... |
Phoebe Couvais
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| Bernard Nedell | ... |
Prefect of Police
(as Bernard J. Nedell)
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| Charles Evans | ... |
Detective Morrow
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| William Frawley | ... |
Jean La Salle
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| Arthur Hohl | ... |
Real Estate Agent
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| Barbara Slater | ... |
Flower Girl
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| Fritz Leiber | ... |
Father Fareaux
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| Vera Marshe | ... |
Vicki Darwin
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John Harmon | ... |
Joe Darwin
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Christine Ell | ... |
Louise
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Lois Conklin | ... |
Florist
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Richard Abbott | ... |
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
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Ed Agresti | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Warren Ashe | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Gertrude Astor | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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John Breen | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks | ... |
Sidewalk Cafe Customer (uncredited)
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James Carlisle | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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| Wheaton Chambers | ... |
Val Bert (uncredited)
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Julius Cramer | ... |
Executioner (uncredited)
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| James Craven | ... |
Bismo (uncredited)
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| Joseph Crehan | ... |
Broker (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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Russell Custer | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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Albert D'Arno | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Daniel De Jonghe | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Diana Deane | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| George Dee | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Josette Deegan | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Jack Deery | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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| Cyril Delevanti | ... |
Postman (uncredited)
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| Wheeler Dryden | ... |
Salesman (uncredited)
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| Elspeth Dudgeon | ... |
Old Woman (uncredited)
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Dick Earle | ... |
Stockholder (uncredited)
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Ella Ethridge | ... |
Woman in the Street (uncredited)
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| Herbert Evans | ... |
Garden Party Guest Getting Sprayed (uncredited)
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| Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
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Tom Ferrandini | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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Charles Fogel | ... |
Banker (uncredited)
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| George Ford | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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Raoul Freeman | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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Rudy Germane | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Joe Gilbert | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Dick Gordon | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Herschel Graham | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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Joseph Granby | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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| Stuart Hall | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Sam Harris | ... |
Magistrate (uncredited)
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| Adolf Hitler | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Boyd Irwin | ... |
Prison Official (uncredited)
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Fred Karno Jr. | ... |
Mr. Karno (uncredited)
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| Colin Kenny | ... |
Police Detective (uncredited)
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| Bert LeBaron | ... |
Cafe Royal Doorman (uncredited)
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| Ruth Lee | ... |
Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)
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| Ethelreda Leopold | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Reveler at Can Can Club (uncredited)
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| Leota Lorraine | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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Robert Locke Lorraine | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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Therese Lyon | ... |
Jeannette (uncredited)
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| Wilbur Mack | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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| George Magrill | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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| Lester Matthews | ... |
Prosecutor (uncredited)
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| Eric Mayne | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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Clyde McLeod | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Harold Miller | ... |
Onlooker in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
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| Hans Moebus | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Ralph Montgomery | ... |
French Waiter (uncredited)
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| Benito Mussolini | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Paul Newlan | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Barry Norton | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Louis Payne | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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Albert Petit | ... |
Bystander (uncredited)
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Hamil Petroff | ... |
Cafe Royal Dancer (uncredited)
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| Foster H. Phinney | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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Catherine Price | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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| Edna Purviance | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Frank Reicher | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Greg Rhinelander | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Addison Richards | ... |
Bank Manager (uncredited)
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| Suzanne Ridgway | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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| Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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| Carlo Schipa | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Wallace Scott | ... |
Press Photographer (uncredited)
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William Self | ... |
Max (uncredited)
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| C. Montague Shaw | ... |
Mortgage Banker (uncredited)
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Millard Sherwood | ... |
Mr. Carno (uncredited)
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| Bert Stevens | ... |
Stock Broker (uncredited)
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Nanette Vallon | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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| Herb Vigran | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Charles Wagenheim | ... |
M. Lavigne (uncredited)
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| Pierre Watkin | ... |
Prison Official (uncredited)
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Eric Wilton | ... |
Stockbroker (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Charles Chaplin | ||
Written by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (an original story written by) |
| Orson Welles | ... | (based on an idea by) |
Produced by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Charles Chaplin | ||
Cinematography by
| Roland Totheroh | ... | director of photography |
| Curt Courant | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Willard Nico | ||
Art Direction by
| John Beckman | ||
Makeup Department
| William Knight | ... | makeup artist |
| Hedy Mjorud | ... | hair stylist (as Hedvig Mjorud) |
Production Management
| John McFadden | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Rex Bailey | ... | assistant director |
| Wheeler Dryden | ... | associate director |
| Robert Florey | ... | associate director |
Art Department
| Curt Courant | ... | artistic superviser (as Curtis Courant) |
| Otto Hempel | ... | poster artist : West Germany (uncredited) (1952) |
Sound Department
| James T. Corrigan | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Wallace Chewning | ... | camera operator |
| Frank Testera | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Drew Tetrick | ... | wardrobe |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Rudy Schrager | ... | music arranger (as Rudolph Schrager) / musical director (as Rudolph Schrager) |
| Louis Kaufman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Georg Kreisler | ... | musician: piano double: Charles Chaplin (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Margherita Bagni | ... | italian voice dubbing: Margaret Hoffman (uncredited) |
| Gianfranco Bellini | ... | italian voice dubbing: Edwin Mills (uncredited) |
| Clelia Bernacchi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Helene Heigh (uncredited) |
| André Bervil | ... | french voice dubbing: Charles Chaplin (uncredited) |
| Mario Besesti | ... | italian voice dubbing: Joseph Crehan (uncredited) |
| Russell Birdwell | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
| Paul Bonifas | ... | french voice dubbing: William Frawley (uncredited) |
| Lola Braccini | ... | italian voice dubbing: Almira Sessions (uncredited) |
| Manlio Busoni | ... | italian voice dubbing: James Craven (uncredited) |
| Nino Camarda | ... | italian voice dubbing: Robert Lewis (uncredited) |
| Giorgio Capecchi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Bernard Nedell (uncredited) |
| Yvon Cazeneuve | ... | french voice dubbing: Herb Vigran (uncredited) |
| Giovanna Cigoli | ... | italian voice dubbing: Marjorie Bennett (uncredited) |
| Mignon Cocco | ... | italian voice dubbing: Therese Lyon (uncredited) |
| Léonce Corne | ... | french voice dubbing: Irving Bacon (uncredited) |
| Mario Corte | ... | italian voice dubbing: Millard Sherwood (uncredited) |
| Dhia Cristiani | ... | italian voice dubbing: Mady Correll (uncredited) |
| Harry Crocker | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
| Claude Daltys | ... | french voice dubbing: Martha Raye (uncredited) |
| Gualtiero De Angelis | ... | italian voice dubbing: John Harmon (uncredited) |
| Adriana de Roberto | ... | italian voice dubbing: Vera Marshe (uncredited) |
| Raymonde Devarennes | ... | french voice dubbing: Isobel Elsom (uncredited) |
| Mona Dol | ... | french voice dubbing: Eula Morgan (uncredited) |
| Maurice Dorléac | ... | french voice dubbing: C. Montague Shaw (uncredited) |
| Cesare Fantoni | ... | italian voice dubbing: Cesare Fantoni (uncredited) |
| Paul Forget | ... | french voice dubbing: Joseph Crehan & Cyril Delevanti (uncredited) |
| Mario Gallina | ... | italian voice dubbing: Frank Reicher (uncredited) |
| Velia Galvani | ... | italian voice dubbing: Christine Ell (uncredited) |
| Lauro Gazzolo | ... | italian voice dubbing: Charles Chaplin (uncredited) |
| Micaela Giustiniani | ... | italian voice dubbing: Barbara Slater (uncredited) |
| Claire Guibert | ... | french voice dubbing: Marilyn Nash (uncredited) |
| Jean Guillet | ... | french voice dubbing: Addison Richards &Lester Matthews & Pierre Watkin (uncredited) |
| Richard Heinz | ... | french dubbing director (uncredited) |
| Johnny Kascier | ... | stand-in: Charles Chaplin (uncredited) |
| Germaine Kerjean | ... | french voice dubbing: Margaret Hoffman (uncredited) |
| Tina Lattanzi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Martha Raye (uncredited) |
| René Montis | ... | french voice dubbing: Arthur Hohl (uncredited) |
| Pierre Morin | ... | french voice dubbing: Charles Evans (uncredited) |
| Maurice Nasil | ... | french voice dubbing: Robert Lewis (uncredited) |
| Lia Orlandini | ... | italian voice dubbing: Isobel Elsom (uncredited) |
| Dina Perbellini | ... | italian voice dubbing: Ada May (uncredited) |
| Amilcare Pettinelli | ... | italian voice dubbing: William Frawley (uncredited) |
| Cesare Polacco | ... | italian voice dubbing: Charles Wagenheim (uncredited) |
| Corrado Racca | ... | italian voice dubbing: Irving Bacon (uncredited) |
| Lita Recio | ... | french voice dubbing: Ada May (uncredited) |
| Clara Ristori | ... | italian voice dubbing: Virginia Brissac (uncredited) |
| Sandro Ruffini | ... | italian voice dubbing: Lester Matthews (uncredited) |
| Maria Saccenti | ... | italian voice dubbing: Eula Morgan (uncredited) |
| Lydia Simoneschi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Marilyn Nash (uncredited) |
| Vinicio Sofia | ... | italian voice dubbing: William Self (uncredited) |
| Dale Tate | ... | title designer (uncredited) |
| Ann Toth | ... | stand-in: Helene Heigh (uncredited) |
| Henri Valbel | ... | french voice dubbing: Fritz Leiber & Millard Sherwood (uncredited) |
| Gaetano Verna | ... | italian voice dubbing: Charles Evans (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1947) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1947) (Canada) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (1947) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (Australasia) (1947) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés (1948) (France) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1947) (Sweden) (theatrical) (as United Artists A/B)
- Les Artistes Associés S.A.B. (1948) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Los Artistas Unidos de América del Sur (1948) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Compañía Industrial Film Español S.A. (CIFESA) (1947) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Espectáculos Rivus (1948) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC) (1948) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1948) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Nederland Film (1948) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- TWF (Trans World Films) (1948) (Italy) (theatrical) (co-distribution)
- Constantin Film (1952) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Constantin Film (1952) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Dear International (Italy) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Towa. (Japan) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Columbia Pictures (1972) (United States) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Classic Entertainment (1973) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Elan Film (Belgium) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Filmayer (Spain) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Roadshow Films (1976) (Australia) (theatrical) (reissue)
- TF1 (1977) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR) (1977) (Switzerland) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Playhouse Video (1985) (United States) (VHS) (For CBS/Fox Video)
- PolyGram Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Roadshow Home Video (1986) (Australia) (video)
- The Film Desk (2008) (United States) (theatrical)
- Key Video (1989) (United States) (VHS) (For CBS/Fox Video)
- Fox Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1996) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Image Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- MK2 Éditions (2003) (France) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Soul media (2011) (Denmark)
- MK2 Éditions (2013) (France) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Collection (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Collection (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Classic Films Distribución (2015) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Curzon Film Distributors (2015) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Bibliotheque (2019) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Théâtre du Temple (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Piece of Magic Entertainment (2021) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Roy Export Company (1958) (United States) (theatrical)
- RBC Film Group (1991) (United States) (16mm rental)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cooperativa Doppiatori Cinematografici (CDC) (italian post-synchronization)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- RCA (sound system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Monsieur Verdoux is a bluebeard, he marries women and kills them after the marriage to get the money he needs for his family. But with two ladies he has bad luck.
Written by Stephan Eichenberg |
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| Taglines | Chaplin's Bluebeard comedy is a killer! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $1,044, 11 Jul 2008 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $1,500,000 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Verdoux's quote "One murder makes a villain; millions a hero" is taken from the abolitionist Bishop Beilby Porteus (1731-1808). See more » |
| Goofs | When Monsieur Verdoux states the area of the house being sold he mentions the lengths in feet. As the film is set in France, he should have used meters. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Shallow Hal (2001). See more » |
| Quotes |
Henri Verdoux:
Wars, conflict - it's all business. One murder makes a villain; millions, a hero. Numbers sanctify, my good fellow! See more » |