Monsieur Verdoux (1947) | |
| Director(s) | Charlie Chaplin |
| Producer(s) | Charlie Chaplin |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Crime, Drama |
| Top Topics | Marriage, Money |
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Monsieur Verdoux (1947) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Charlie Chaplin and produced by Charlie Chaplin.
Academy Awards 1947 --- Ceremony Number 20 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Writing | Charles Chaplin | Nominated |
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Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 26, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsPrior to the making and release of Monsieur Verdoux Charlie Chaplin had undoubtedly hit the most turbulent patch in his historic career and not even he could come out of scandal and political upheaval unscathed. To put it lightly his stock in the United States plummeted. You would think that he more... Read full article
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 26, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsPrior to the making and release of Monsieur Verdoux Charlie Chaplin had undoubtedly hit the most turbulent patch in his historic career and not even he could come out of scandal and political upheaval unscathed. To put it lightly his stock in the United States plummeted. You would think that he more... Read full article
The 1947 Blogathon: Monsieur Verdoux
By Summer Reeves on Jul 13, 2015 From Serendipitous AnachronismsThe 1947 Blogathon: Monsieur Verdoux 13 Monday Jul 2015 Posted by Summer Reeves in 1940s, Blogathon, Comedy, Drama, Farce, Philosophy, Politics ≈ 16 Comments Tags1940s, Bazin, Blogathon, Brecht, Charlie Chaplin, Comedy, Creepy True Story, D... Read full article
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Based on real-life French murderer Desire Landru, who was guillotined in 1922.
The tune that Verdoux plays on the piano as Lydia sits by after she withdrew the 70,000 francs is the opening and closing theme to Chaplin's film A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate, which he used in 1976 when he re-scored the picture.
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