Monsieur Verdoux
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Monsieur Verdoux is a 1947 dark comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, in which he plays a former bank clerk who marries and murders wealthy women for their money.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monsieur Verdoux canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4677838 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monsieur Verdoux Context triple: [Leo White, notableWork, Monsieur Verdoux]
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A.
Le Mépris
Le Mépris is a 1963 French New Wave drama film by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Brigitte Bardot, that explores artistic integrity, marital breakdown, and the commercialization of cinema.
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B.
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is a 1972 surrealist satirical film by Luis Buñuel that follows a group of upper-middle-class friends whose repeated attempts to dine together are absurdly and endlessly thwarted.
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C.
L'Homme qui rit
L'Homme qui rit is a 19th-century novel by Victor Hugo that follows the tragic life of a disfigured boy named Gwynplaine, exploring themes of social injustice, exploitation, and the cruelty of aristocratic society.
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D.
The Third Man
The Third Man is a classic 1949 British film noir set in postwar Vienna, renowned for its atmospheric cinematography, iconic zither score, and twist-filled story of intrigue and moral ambiguity.
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E.
Night and the City
Night and the City is a 1992 neo-noir crime drama film, a remake of the 1950 classic, centered on a small-time lawyer’s desperate plunge into the criminal underworld of New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monsieur Verdoux Target entity description: Monsieur Verdoux is a 1947 dark comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, in which he plays a former bank clerk who marries and murders wealthy women for their money.
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A.
Le Mépris
Le Mépris is a 1963 French New Wave drama film by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Brigitte Bardot, that explores artistic integrity, marital breakdown, and the commercialization of cinema.
-
B.
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is a 1972 surrealist satirical film by Luis Buñuel that follows a group of upper-middle-class friends whose repeated attempts to dine together are absurdly and endlessly thwarted.
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C.
L'Homme qui rit
L'Homme qui rit is a 19th-century novel by Victor Hugo that follows the tragic life of a disfigured boy named Gwynplaine, exploring themes of social injustice, exploitation, and the cruelty of aristocratic society.
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D.
The Third Man
The Third Man is a classic 1949 British film noir set in postwar Vienna, renowned for its atmospheric cinematography, iconic zither score, and twist-filled story of intrigue and moral ambiguity.
-
E.
Night and the City
Night and the City is a 1992 neo-noir crime drama film, a remake of the 1950 classic, centered on a small-time lawyer’s desperate plunge into the criminal underworld of New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | idea by Orson Welles ⓘ |
| castMember |
Allison Roddan
NERFINISHED
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Almira Sessions NERFINISHED ⓘ Arthur Hohl NERFINISHED ⓘ Audrey Betz NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernard Nedell NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Edna Purviance NERFINISHED ⓘ Fritz Leiber NERFINISHED ⓘ Irving Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ Isobel Elsom NERFINISHED ⓘ Mady Correll NERFINISHED ⓘ Marilyn Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ Marjorie Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Raye NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Brissac NERFINISHED ⓘ William Frawley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | Henri Verdoux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Curt Courant
NERFINISHED
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Roland Totheroh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Charlie Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Willard Nico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy film
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crime film ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Henri Verdoux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | French serial killer Henri Désiré Landru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | Not Rated ⓘ |
| musicBy | Charlie Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A former bank clerk supports his family by marrying and murdering wealthy women for their money. ⓘ |
| producer | Charlie Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Charles Chaplin Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | April 11, 1947 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 124 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Charlie Chaplin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| starring | Charlie Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of capitalism
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moral relativism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monsieur Verdoux Description of subject: Monsieur Verdoux is a 1947 dark comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, in which he plays a former bank clerk who marries and murders wealthy women for their money.
Referenced by (4)
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