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Monsieur Verdoux : a comedy of murders
Uniform Title
Monsieur Verdoux (Motion picture)
Title
Monsieur Verdoux : a comedy of murders / Chaplin Studios, Inc. ; an original story written by Charles Chaplin ; directed by Charles Chaplin.
ISBN
9781604657050
1604657057
Edition
DVD special ed.
Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2013], ©1947.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
Notes
Based on an idea by Orson Welles.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1947.
DVD under license from Janus Films and MK2 Productions.
Special features: Chaplin today: "Monsieur Verdoux" (a 2003 program); Charlie Chaplin and the American Press; New video essay featuring an audio interview with actress Marilyn Nash; Radio advertisements and trailers; Booklet features an essay by critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky and reprinted pieces by Chaplin and critic André Bazin.
Director of photography, Roland Totheroh ; art director, John Beckman ; film editor, Willard Nico ; wardrobe, Drew Tetrick ; music composed by Charles Chaplin ; arranged and directed by Rudolph Schrager.
English dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Summary
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.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2017
Series
Criterion collection ; 652
Credits
Director of photography, Roland Totheroh ; art director, John Beckman ; film editor, Willard Nico ; wardrobe, Drew Tetrick ; music composed by Charles Chaplin ; arranged and directed by Rudolph Schrager.
Cast
Charlie Chaplin, Martha Raye, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan, Robert Lewis, Audrey Betz, Ada-May, Isobel Elsom, Marjorie Bennett, Helene Heigh, Margaret Hoffman, Marilyn Nash, Irving Bacon, Edwin Mills, Virginia Brissac, Almira Sessions, Eula Morgan, Bernard J. Nedell, Charles Evans, William Frawley.
System details note
DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; PCM mono.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
Videorecording number
CC2241D Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films - United States.
Dark comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Dark comedy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Feature films - United States.
Feature films.
Also listed under
Chaplin, Charlie, film director.|DELIM|
Chaplin Studios, Inc.
Janus Films.
MK2 Productions.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
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