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Overview

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Director:
Bob Fosse
Writers:
Federico Fellini (screenplay) &
Ennio Flaiano (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1 April 1969 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance more
Tagline:
Hey Big Spender ! more
Plot:
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have Faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
The adventures of a girl who wanted to be loved more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Shirley MacLaine ... Charity Hope Valentine
John McMartin ... Oscar Lindquist
Chita Rivera ... Nickie
Paula Kelly ... Helene
Stubby Kaye ... Herman
Barbara Bouchet ... Ursula

Ricardo Montalban ... Vittorio Vidal

Sammy Davis Jr. ... Big Daddy Brubeck
Suzanne Charney ... Lead frug dancer (as Suzanne Charny)
Alan Hewitt ... Nicholsby
Dante DiPaolo ... Charlie (as Dante D'Paulo)
Bud Vest ... Frug dancer

Ben Vereen ... Frug dancer
Lee Roy Reams ... Frug dancer
Al Lanti ... Dancer in 'Big Spender' number
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Sweet Charity: The Adventures of a Girl Who Wanted to Be Loved (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
149 min | 154 min (TCM print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (Westrex Recording System) (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:11 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1996) | USA:G | Singapore:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Original producer Ross Hunter dropped out after a conflict with director Bob Fosse over how to handle the racy story line. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the "Aloof" movement of "The Rich Man's Frug," two of the male principal dancers walk down the stairs to light a woman's cigarette, while the others dance behind them. The background choreography in this shot leads directly to the triangle formation of the next shot, and the two men are now in the middle of the group, although there was no time for them to reach that position. more
Quotes:
Helene: There ain't no use flappin' your wings, 'cause we are stuck in the flypaper of life! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Sweet Charity (#1.18)" (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Where Am I Going? more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
The adventures of a girl who wanted to be loved, 25 December 2006
10/10
Author: Cristian from Colombia

The distinguished world of Bob Fosse is that world of sexy girls and addictive dance with sticky music. I remember some parts of "Cabaret" (a film that i have not see yet and is the most acclaimed film of Bob) and has all the characteristics of that world. "Sweet Charity" has it too, but was used in other and really pleasant way. "Sweet Charity" is really an excellent film, because have all that charming and magical touch for be one of my favorite musicals.

The story, based on the film by Federico Fellini "Nights of Cabiria", is about a girl who live in a world of dreams and prostitution and she want to found the love. She one day decides go and found the things that she want get.

Why "Sweet Charity" is excellent? Because this movie is maybe the best reflection of the people who want make their dreams come true. Of course there is movies that i love too about dreams like "Requiem for a Dream" or "Xanadu" for example... but there is a big difference with those films. "Sweet Charity" besides has a great cast that have Shirley MacLaine, Chita Rivera or Sammy Davis Jr. and unforgettable scenes of laughs, that incomparable music that remembers the smell of that old and good 60's with a great choreography by Bob Fosse and of course tears.

"Sweet Charity" is a film that you cant forget. The character of Charity Hope Valentine is like us... i mean this movie is great. Besides the movie plays with your feelings, maybe if you have the DVD must to know that the movie has... well, if you saw it you know it, if you don't... you have a beautiful mystery to discover.

*Sorry for the mistakes... well, if there any

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