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Charlie Chaplin plays shockingly against type in his most controversial film, a brilliant and bleak black comedy about money, marriage, and murder. Chaplin is a twentieth-century bluebeard, an enigmatic family man who goes to extreme lengths to support his wife and child, attempting to bump off a series of wealthy widows (including one played by the indefatigable Martha Raye, in a hilarious performance). This deeply philosophical and wildly entertaining film is a work of true sophistication, both for the moral questions it dares to ask and for the way it deconstructs its megastar’s lovable on-screen persona.
Original Release
09/26/1947
US Release
09/26/1947
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Mady Correll | Mona Verdoux - Henri's Wife / Mona Verdoux |
Allison Roddan | Peter / Peter Verdoux |
Robert Lewis | Maurice Bottello - Verdoux's Friend / Maurice Bottello |
Audrey Betz | Martha / Martha Bottello |
Martha Raye | Annabella Bonheur |
Ada May | Annette / Annette, Annabella's maid |
Isobel Elsom | Marie Grosnay |
Marjorie Bennett | Maid / Marie's Maid |
Helene Heigh | Yvonne - Marie's Friend / Yvonne La Salle, Marie's friend |
Margaret Hoffman | Lydia Floray |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mady Correll | Mona Verdoux - Henri's Wife / Mona Verdoux |
Allison Roddan | Peter / Peter Verdoux |
Robert Lewis | Maurice Bottello - Verdoux's Friend / Maurice Bottello |
Audrey Betz | Martha / Martha Bottello |
Martha Raye | Annabella Bonheur |
Ada May | Annette / Annette, Annabella's maid |
Isobel Elsom | Marie Grosnay |
Marjorie Bennett | Maid / Marie's Maid |
Helene Heigh | Yvonne - Marie's Friend / Yvonne La Salle, Marie's friend |
Margaret Hoffman | Lydia Floray |
Marilyn Nash | The Girl |
Irving Bacon | Pierre Couvais |
Edwin Mills | Jean Couvais |
Virginia Brissac | Carlotta Couvais |
Almira Sessions | Lena Couvais |
Eula Morgan | Phoebe Couvais |
Bernard Nedell | Prefect of Police |
Charles Evans | Detective Morrow |
William Frawley | Jean La Salle |
Arthur Hohl | Real Estate Agent |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Charles Chaplin | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1948 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Nominated |