Monsieur Verdoux
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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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Cast
106 people
Charlie Chaplin
Henri Verdoux
Known for
Modern Times
The Great Dictator
Mady Correll
Mona Verdoux
Also in
Invisible Enemy
Midnight Madonna
Allison Roddan
Peter Verdoux
No other roles listed
Robert Lewis
Maurice Bottello
Also in
Son of Lassie
Ziegfeld Follies
Audrey Betz
Martha Bottello
Also in
I Love Lucy
Martha Raye
Annabella Bonheur
Known for
Hellzapoppin'
Ada May
Annette, Annabella's maid
Also in
Dance, Girl, Dance
The Dancing Town
Isobel Elsom
Marie Grosnay
Known for
My Fair Lady
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Marjorie Bennett
Marie's Maid
Known for
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Helene Heigh
Yvonne La Salle, Marie's friend
Also in
Nine to Five
Plunder Road
Margaret Hoffman
Lydia Floray
Marilyn Nash
The Girl
Also in
Unknown World
Charlie Chaplin Director · Orson Welles Story Roland Totheroh Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $323K · Budget $2M · United States release September 26, 1947
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$323,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Charles Chaplin Productions
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Italian
Release dates
United States · April 11, 1947
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · September 26, 1947
Theatrical
Argentina
February 26, 1948 · Theatrical
Canada
September 26, 1947 · Theatrical
France
January 14, 1948 · Theatrical
June 16, 2025 · Digital · sur Arte•tv
Germany
June 5, 1952 · Theatrical · Constantin
July 12, 1974 · Theatrical · Tobis (rerun)
Italy
February 26, 1948 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 10, 2011 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
September 29, 1990 · Theatrical
Spain
December 1, 1947 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 8, 1947 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 27, 1947 · Theatrical
XC
June 18, 1948 · Theatrical
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