Monsieur Verdoux

1947 film by Charlie Chaplin
Movie film Q572440
Monsieur Verdoux
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Monsieur Verdoux

Summary

Monsieur Verdoux is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Monsieur Verdoux received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • Monsieur Verdoux received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's image is recorded as Monsieur Verdoux poster.jpg[5].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's director is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[7].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's screenwriter is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[8].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's screenwriter is recorded as Orson Welles[9].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's composer is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[10].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's genre is recorded as comedy drama[11].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's genre is recorded as comedy film[12].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as Martha Raye[13].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as William Frawley[14].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as Marilyn Nash[15].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[16].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as Isobel Elsom[17].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as Edna Purviance[18].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as Fritz Leiber[19].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as Mady Correll[20].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as Robert Lewis[21].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as Arthur Hohl[22].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as Barry Norton[23].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as Cyril Delevanti[24].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as Irving Bacon[25].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as Joseph Crehan[26].
  • Monsieur Verdoux's cast member is recorded as Marjorie Bennett[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Monsieur Verdoux's producer is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[28]. Its director is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[7]. Screenwriters include Charlie Chaplin[8] and Orson Welles[9]. Cast members include Martha Raye[13], William Frawley[14], Marilyn Nash[15], Charlie Chaplin[16], Isobel Elsom[17], and Edna Purviance[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1947-04-11T00:00:00Z[29], +1947-12-01T00:00:00Z[30], +1947-12-08T00:00:00Z[31], +1948-01-14T00:00:00Z[32], +1948-02-26T00:00:00Z[33], and +1948-05-17T00:00:00Z[34]. Monsieur Verdoux's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include comedy drama[11] and comedy film[12].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include serial killer[36] and capital punishment[37].

Reception

Awards received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], a film award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1929[40] and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4], a class of award[41], in United States[42]. Reviews include 8.3/10[43] and 97%[44].

Why It Matters

Monsieur Verdoux ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45]

FAQs

What awards did Monsieur Verdoux receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3] and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [43] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [44] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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