---
title: 'Monsieur Verdoux (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charlie Chaplin'
released: '1947-04-11'
runtime_minutes: 124
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/monsieur-verdoux-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039631/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

1947 · 124 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Monsieur Verdoux is a 1947 American black comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, who plays a bigamist wife killer inspired by serial killer Henri Désiré Landru. The supporting cast includes Martha Raye, William Frawley, and Marilyn Nash.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charlie Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-chaplin)
- **Screenplay:** [Charlie Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-chaplin), [Orson Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/orson-welles)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Charlie Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-chaplin)
- **Producer:** [Charlie Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-chaplin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Curt Courant](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-courant), [Roland Totheroh](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-totheroh)

## Cast

- [William Frawley](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-frawley)
- [Marjorie Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/marjorie-bennett)
- [Marilyn Nash](https://cinepixo.com/people/marilyn-nash)
- [Cyril Delevanti](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-delevanti)
- [Pierre Watkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-watkin)
- [Fritz Leiber](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-leiber-2)
- [Harold Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-miller)
- [Martha Raye](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-raye)
- [Charles Wagenheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-wagenheim)
- [John Harmon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-harmon)
- [Virginia Brissac](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-brissac)
- [Lester Matthews](https://cinepixo.com/people/lester-matthews)
- [Charlie Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-chaplin)
- [Addison Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/addison-richards)
- [Frank Reicher](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-reicher)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/monsieur-verdoux-1947
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