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Victor/Victoria

  • 1982
  • Tous publics
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
23K
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Victor/Victoria (1982)
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ComedyMusicRomance

A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.

  • Director
    • Blake Edwards
  • Writers
    • Blake Edwards
    • Hans Hoemburg
    • Reinhold Schünzel
  • Stars
    • Julie Andrews
    • James Garner
    • Robert Preston
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    23K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Blake Edwards
    • Writers
      • Blake Edwards
      • Hans Hoemburg
      • Reinhold Schünzel
    • Stars
      • Julie Andrews
      • James Garner
      • Robert Preston
    • 144User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 11 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:18
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    Original Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 1:36
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    Trailer 2:22
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    Photos82

    Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria (1982)
    Lesley Ann Warren in Victor/Victoria (1982)
    Julie Andrews, James Garner, and Robert Preston in Victor/Victoria (1982)
    "Victor / Victoria" Julie Andrews 1981 MGM/UA
    Julie Andrews, James Garner, and Robert Preston in Victor/Victoria (1982)
    Victor/Victoria (1982)
    Victor/Victoria (1982)
    Victor/Victoria (1982)
    Victor/Victoria (1982)
    Julie Andrews, James Garner, and Robert Preston in Victor/Victoria (1982)
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    Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria (1982)

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    Julie Andrews
    Julie Andrews
    • Victoria Grant
    James Garner
    James Garner
    • King Marchand
    Robert Preston
    Robert Preston
    • Carole "Toddy" Todd
    Lesley Ann Warren
    Lesley Ann Warren
    • Norma Cassady
    Alex Karras
    Alex Karras
    • 'Squash' Bernstein
    John Rhys-Davies
    John Rhys-Davies
    • Andre Cassell
    Graham Stark
    Graham Stark
    • Waiter
    Peter Arne
    Peter Arne
    • Labisse
    Herb Tanney
    • Charles Bovin
    • (as Sherloque Tanney)
    Michael Robbins
    Michael Robbins
    • Manager of Victoria's Hotel
    Norman Chancer
    • Sal Andratti
    David Gant
    David Gant
    • Restaurant Manager
    Maria Charles
    • Madame President
    Malcolm Jamieson
    Malcolm Jamieson
    • Richard DiNardo
    John Cassady
    John Cassady
    • Juke
    Mike Tezcan
    • Clam
    Christopher Good
    Christopher Good
    • Stage Manager
    Matyelok Gibbs
    • Cassell's Receptionist
    • (as Matyelock Gibbs)
    • Director
      • Blake Edwards
    • Writers
      • Blake Edwards
      • Hans Hoemburg
      • Reinhold Schünzel(1933 script)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Robert Preston did the final musical number in one take, which explains why he was so clearly out of breath, physically stressed, and sweating profusely during the second half of the number.
    • Goofs
      In the one scene when King turns on the radio, the sound comes right on. In the old vacuum tube radios of the day, the filaments of the tubes would have to warm up before any sound emanates.
    • Quotes

      Victoria: How long have you been a homosexual?

      Toddy: How long have you been a soprano?

      Victoria: Since I was 12.

      Toddy: I was a late bloomer.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are a montage of Art Deco illustrations, with most of them reflecting the functions of the credited persons.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Victor Victoria/Silent Rage/Cat People/I Ought to Be In Pictures (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Gay Paree
      (uncredited)

      Music by Henry Mancini

      Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse

      Performed by Robert Preston

    User reviews144

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    10/10
    The last great musical?
    "Victor/Victoria" was the film where Blake Edwards finally managed to deliver his valentine to his wife, Julie Andrews, and convince the public to join in. Maybe because of that, it's one of his most heartfelt movies, and the enormous love between the director and his star do as much to warm up this movie as the careful colour composition of Dick Bush's fantastic - and underrated - photography.

    This is a film where everything works perfectly. The acting ranges from the impeccable (the leads) through the touching (Alex Karras) right to the truly sublime (Robert Preston and Lesley Ann-Warren). The musical numbers are lovingly staged and shot and, possibly because this is a pre-MTV film, we actually get to see dancers dancing, as opposed to machine-gun assemblies of body parts performing details of not necessarily connected movements. The directorial touch is assured, proficient but never showy: the many complicated set-ups are executed with elegance, economy - not a frivolous camera movement to be seen - and discretion. (The circular pan around Julie as she sings "Crazy World" is a lovely example of how camera movement can create emotion without drawing attention to itself.) The sets and costumes are lavish but, again, do not distract. The screenplay is witty, full of deft touches, and Edwards treats his rather daring (for 1982) theme without blinking, and with great lucidity. (The other drag film of the year was "Tootsie", which stuck to the romance and stayed away from uncomfortable homosexual touches as much as it managed to.) The timing never falters. And the score is priceless.

    All in all, a flawless entertainment, which, like the best movies from the studio system's heyday of which "Victor / Victoria" is a proud and worthy descendant, rewards the attentive (and interested) viewer with far more substance - and style - than might appear at first. I do not have the space to analyse this film at the length it deserves; but I can recommend it, which I do wholeheartedly.
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    • srepka
    • Jan 15, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 15, 1982 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Віктор Вікторія
    • Filming locations
      • Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Buckhantz-NMC Company
      • Peerford Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $28,215,453
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $139,634
      • Mar 21, 1982
    • Gross worldwide
      • $28,229,046
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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