Victor/Victoria (TV 1995)

A woman pretending to be a man impersonating a woman.

Directors:

Matthew Diamond, Blake Edwards,

Writer:

Blake Edwards

Stars:

Julie Andrews, Tony Roberts, Michael Nouri

Cast

Credited cast:
Julie Andrews	...	Victor / Victoria
Tony Roberts	...	Carol Todd (Toddy)
Michael Nouri	...	King Marchand
Rachel York	...	Norma Cassidy
Gregory Jbara	...	Squash Bernstein
Richard B. Shull	...	Andre Cassell
Adam Heller	...	Henri Labisse
Michael Cripe	...	Richard DiNardo
Ken Land	...	Sal Andretti
Devin Richards	...	Jazz Singer
Tara O'Brien	...	Street Singer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roxane Barlow	...	Ensemble
Michael-Demby Cain	...	Ensemble
Caitlin Carter	...	Ensemble
Pascale Faye	...	Ensemble

Storyline

An out-of-work singer, Victoria Grant (Julie Andrews), meets a just-fired, flamboyant gay man in a diner in 1920's Paris. He convinces her to pretend to be a man who is a female impersonator in order to get a job. The act is a hit in a local nightclub, but things get complicated when a gangster and nightclub owner from Chicago, King Marchan (Michael Nouri) falls in-love with "her."

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Plot Keywords:

nightclub | gangster | singer | 1920s | impostor | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Victor Victoria

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Endemol Theater Productions Inc., NHK, PolyGram Broadway Venctors Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

146 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final feature film directed by Blake Edwards.

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Connections

Remake of Viktor and Viktoria (1957)

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Soundtracks

"Chicago, Illinois"
Music by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Sung by Rachel York

User Reviews

TRAVESTY

A Broadway Musical filmed and broadcast on television as performed on stage is a dicey business with the best of material. I cite Sondheim's original production of "Into The Woods" or the equally enthralling production of his "Sweeny Todd". Both were produced very well for television with the latter receiving Emmy Noms and a win for George Hearn. The idea of transmitting Blake Edward's ill conceived and poorly executed stage version of his movie masterpiece "Victor Victoria", is so tragic as to be almost laughable. This smoking pile of dung, which landed on Broadway in the early 90s, served only to taint the memory of his finest film and to ruin the beautiful voice of one of our most beloved performers. The fact that it enjoyed nearly a year's run is a testament to the love that audiences still have for Julie Andrews and not due in any part to the "Quality" of the show. It was that love for Miss Andrews, and only that, which drew me to the theatre to see the show. I was so disappointed in the extreme with the entire debacle that, though I had received a free admission, I was tempted to go to the box office and demand a refund. When an established musical work comes to Broadway, it is required that no less than 8 new pieces of music be created in order for the show to be considered for the seasonal awards. Herein, the loss of Henry Mancini was blow from which the show obviously never recovered. Leslie Bricusse, the executer of Mancini's musical estate, took on the full responsibility of converting the pleasant score they had created for the film. This composer has had a long and well-respected career usually acting in the capacity of EITHER composer or lyricist. In taking on both, his work has suffered and this piece was a tragic example. The casting of Tony Roberts in the role created by Robert Preston was a mistake of mythic proportion (Where was Dick Van Dyke??) and with very little exception; Blake Edward's stage direction was flat and uninspired. The hotel Farce sequence with cast members diving under beds and through doorways and into closets was the only exception. Avoid it like the plague and rent Mr. Edward's and Ms. Andrew's finest hour - the original 1982 film.