Monsieur Verdoux : a comedy of murders
Title:
Monsieur Verdoux : a comedy of murders
Author:
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977, screenwriter, director, actor, composer (expression)
Uniform Title:
Monsieur Verdoux (Motion picture)
Edition:
DVD special ed.
Publication Information:
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2013]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
General Note:
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.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
Rating: Not rated.
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ISBN:
9781604657050
UPC:
715515103916
Format :
DVD
