Overview - Monsieur Verdoux

Date of release

Genres

  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Drama

Runtime: 124 minutes

Homepage: Monsieur Verdoux

Budget

$2,000,000.00

Revenue

$0.00

Spoken Languages

  • Français
  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Charles Chaplin Productions

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: United Artists

    Production country United States of America

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.

Cast

  • Name: Charlie Chaplin

    Character: Henri Verdoux

    Popularity: 1.8097

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  • Name: Mady Correll

    Character: Mona Verdoux

    Popularity: 1.8162

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  • Name: Allison Roddan

    Character: Peter Verdoux

    Popularity: 0.1597

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  • Name: Robert Lewis

    Character: Maurice Bottello

    Popularity: 0.3251

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  • Name: Audrey Betz

    Character: Martha Bottello

    Popularity: 0.4674

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  • Name: Martha Raye

    Character: Annabella Bonheur

    Popularity: 1.353

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  • Name: Ada May

    Character: Annette, Annabella's maid

    Popularity: 0.1473

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  • Name: Isobel Elsom

    Character: Marie Grosnay

    Popularity: 0.902

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