| Edition |
Special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (Not rated)(124 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.) |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 652. |
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Criterion collection.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1947. |
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Based on an idea by Orson Welles. |
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Special features: Chaplin today: "Monsieur Verdoux" (a 2003 program); Charlie Chaplin and the American Press; New video essay featuring and 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Language |
English dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Married men -- Drama.
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Murder -- Drama.
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Families -- Drama.
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Comedy films.
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| Added Author |
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977, author of screenplay, director, actor, composer (expression)
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Raye, Martha, actor.
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Correll, Mady, actor.
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Lewis, Robert, 1909-1997, actor.
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May, Ada, 1896-1978, actor.
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Elsom, Isobel, 1893-1981, actor.
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Bennett, Marjorie, 1894-1982, actor.
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Bacon, Irving, 1893-1965, actor.
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Brissac, Virginia, 1883-1979, actor.
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Sessions, Almira, 1888-1974, actor.
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Nedell, Bernard, 1898-1972, actor.
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Frawley, William, 1887-1966, actor.
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Totheroh, Roland H., 1890-1967, director of photography.
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Beckman, John, 1898-1989, art director.
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Nico, Willard, film editor.
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Tetrick, Drew, costume designer.
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Schrager, Rudy, 1900-1983, musical director.
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Welles, Orson, 1915-1985, contributor.
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Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy, essayist.
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Bazin, André, 1918-1958, essayist.
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Janus Films.
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MK2 Productions.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781604657050 |
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1604657057 |
| Standard No. |
715515103916 |
| Music No. |
CC2241D Criterion Collection |
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