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Monsieur Verdoux
MEANRANK
81/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 97, everyone else 79.
See the most agreed on films →A suave, polite bank clerk supports his disabled wife and young child by marrying and then murdering wealthy widows for their money. He views his actions as a logical business enterprise in a world he sees as inherently corrupt and violent, a simple matter of scale compared to the actions of governments and corporations.
Details
- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Writers
- Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles
- Released
- 27 August 1947
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, French, Latin
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 1 nomination
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 4 →3 wins from 4 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1948 | Best Original Screenplay | Charlie Chaplin | Nominee |
| Blue Ribbon Awards 1948 | Best Foreign Film | Monsieur Verdoux | Winner |
| Bodil Awards 1948 | Best American Film | Monsieur Verdoux | Winner |
| National Board of Review 1947 | Best Film | Monsieur Verdoux | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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4 awards — Monsieur Verdoux
×| Best Original Screenplay | Charlie Chaplin | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Film | Monsieur Verdoux | Winner |
| Best American Film | Monsieur Verdoux | Winner |
| Best Film | Monsieur Verdoux | Winner |