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Charade (1963) 8.0
Romance and suspense in Paris, as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Who can she trust? Director:Stanley Donen |
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| James Coburn | ... | ||
| George Kennedy | ... | ||
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Dominique Minot | ... |
Sylvie Gaudet
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Jacques Marin | ... |
Insp. Edouard Grandpierre
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Mr. Felix - Stamp Dealer
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Plot Synopsis
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Regina is about to divorce her husband when she finds that he has been murdered after converting every penny they owned to cash, which is also missing. She meets Cary Grant who changes his name every 15 minutes or so and is interested in her husband's money, which seems to have come from a WWII payroll he stole. His partners in crime are also very interested in where the money is, as he stole it from them as well. Everyone assumes Regina MUST know where the money is. The situation becomes more tense when the searchers begin turning up dead. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
5 December 1963 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Charada See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Alexander Dyle: Yes...
[Reggie's face drops]
Alexander Dyle: but we're divorced!
Reggie Lampert: [Reggie smirks] I thought that was Peter Joshua?
Alexander Dyle: I am just as difficult to live with as he was.
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Lyric: Johnny Mercer
Music: Henry Mancini
Performed by Chorus (uncredited)
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Due to the suspense, the stars, and the frequent plot twists, many people believe that this is an Alfred Hitchcock film. He was not involved in the making of the film at all. This confusion has prompted fans of the film to call it "the best Hitchcock film that Hitchcock never made". See more »Goofs
Charles' body, thrown from a fast-moving train, could not possibly have fallen straight away from the camera in the opening scene. See more »Quotes
Reggie Lampert: [pondering] Is there a Mrs. Dyle?Alexander Dyle: Yes...
[Reggie's face drops]
Alexander Dyle: but we're divorced!
Reggie Lampert: [Reggie smirks] I thought that was Peter Joshua?
Alexander Dyle: I am just as difficult to live with as he was.
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Soundtracks
"Charade"Lyric: Johnny Mercer
Music: Henry Mancini
Performed by Chorus (uncredited)
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CHARADE is the best Hitchcock movie Hitchcock never made! With romance, sophisticated comedy, and stylish suspense (including a smattering of graphic-for-its-era violence) balanced out deftly, CHARADE is the movie that made me a fan of both Peter Stone and Stanley Donen (yes, I actually saw this before I ever saw one of Donen's musicals!). Every other line is sparklingly quotable, and Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn are among my favorite screen couples; pity this was their only big screen teaming (I liked the wry way they kidded the age difference between them, too). James Coburn, George Kennedy, and Walter Matthau (all Oscar winners now!) are in top form in these early screen appearances of theirs. Both Hepburn and Paris look their sophisticated best, and the theme is my favorite by Henry Mancini next to the PINK PANTHER theme. Do try to get ahold of the marvelous Criterion Collection DVD of CHARADE; it's well worth seeking out, with nifty extras including an utterly delightful commentary track by Stanley Donen and the late Peter Stone. By the way, CHARADE is also piggybacked onto the DVD of Jonathan Demme's well-meaning but disappointing remake, THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE. On a related note, Donen's second Hitchcock spoof/homage, ARABESQUE, was released as part of a Gregory Peck boxed DVD set. I'm glad ARABESQUE is available on DVD, but I wish they'd recorded a commentary track by Donen and Sophia Loren while they're both still alive and reasonably well. But I digress...watch CHARADE today! :-)