Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
"A Comedy of Murders."
Critics Score
🎬 97%
(RT: 97%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Mady Correll as Mona Verdoux
Allison Roddan as Peter Verdoux
Robert Lewis as Maurice Bottello
Audrey Betz as Martha Bottello
Martha Raye as Annabella Bonheur
Ada May as Annette, Annabella's maid
Isobel Elsom as Marie Grosnay
Is Monsieur Verdoux good?
Yes. 90% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 97%.
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Overview
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine. Wikipedia ↗
