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For this mass killer I demand the extreme penalty: that he be put to death on the guillotine.

7 seconds sound clip from the Monsieur Verdoux movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:56:57 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Henri Verdoux?

- At your service.

- Never, never in the history of jurisprudence have such terrifying deeds been brought to light.

- Gentlemen of the jury, you have before you a cruel and cynical monster. Look at him.

- Observe him, gentlemen. This man, who has brains if he had decent instincts, could have made an honest living. And yet he preferred to rob and murder unsuspecting women. In fact, he made a business of it.

- I do not ask for vengeance, but for the protection of society.

- For this mass killer I demand the extreme penalty: that he be put to death on the guillotine.

- The state rests its case.

- You have been found guilty. Have you anything to say before sentence is passed upon you?

- Oui, monsieur. I have.

- However remiss the prosecutor has been in complimenting me, he at least admits that I have brains. Thank you, monsieur. I have.

- And for 35 years, I used them honestly. After that, nobody wanted them, so I was forced to go into business for myself.

[...]

Monsieur Verdoux Sound Clip

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) Poster

Memorable quotes from the movie Monsieur Verdoux (1947), featuring short sound bites and sfx.

Actors: Charlie Chaplin (Monsieur Henri Verdoux), Martha Raye (Annabella Bonheur)

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