Monsieur Verdoux : a comedy of murders
(DVD)
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Published
Burbank, CA : Mk2 Editions :, 2003.
ISBN
0790771691
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video | DVD GOLDEN ERA M | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Burbank, CA : Mk2 Editions :, 2003.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0790771691
UPC
085393765224
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1947.
General Note
Based on an idea by Orson Welles.
General Note
Special features: Include introduction by David Robinson ; documentary Chaplin today: Monsieur Verdoux ; plan drawings and sketches of set, photo gallery, film posters and trailers.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Roland Totheroh ; editor, Willard Nico ; music, Charles Chaplin.
Participants/Performers
Charles Chaplin, Martha Raye, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan, Robert Lewis, Isobel Elsom.
Description
In this dark comedy first released during WWII, Henri Vedoux, played by Charlie Chaplin, supports his family by first marrying, and then killing wealthy widows. On another level the film is an indictment of war in which mass murder is legalized, celebrated and paraded. "Killing is the enterprise by which your system prospers," Verdoux says. "As a mass killer, I am an amateur by comparison."
System Details
DVD.
Language
English or French soundtrack ; optional subtitles in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai & Korean.
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chaplin, C., Raye, M., Welles, O., Correll, M., Lewis, R., & Elsom, I. (2003). Monsieur Verdoux: a comedy of murders . Mk2 Editions :.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charlie Chaplin et al.. 2003. Monsieur Verdoux: A Comedy of Murders. Burbank, CA: Mk2 Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charlie Chaplin et al.. Monsieur Verdoux: A Comedy of Murders Burbank, CA: Mk2 Editions, 2003.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Chaplin, C., Raye, M., Welles, O., Correll, M., Lewis, R. and Elsom, I. (2003). Monsieur verdoux: a comedy of murders. Burbank, CA: Mk2 Editions.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chaplin, Charlie, et al. Monsieur Verdoux: A Comedy of Murders Mk2 Editions :, 2003.
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