A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
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Blake Edwards
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Title: Victor/Victoria (1982)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Julie Andrews | ... | Victoria Grant | |
| James Garner | ... | King Marchand | |
| Robert Preston | ... | Carole "Toddy" Todd | |
| Lesley Ann Warren | ... | Norma Cassady | |
| Alex Karras | ... | 'Squash' Bernstein | |
| John Rhys-Davies | ... | Andre Cassell | |
| Graham Stark | ... | Waiter | |
| Peter Arne | ... | Labisse | |
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Herb Tanney | ... | Charles Bovin (as Sherloque Tanney) |
| Michael Robbins | ... | Manager of Victoria's Hotel | |
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Norman Chancer | ... | Sal Andratti |
| David Gant | ... | Restaurant Manager | |
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Maria Charles | ... | Madame President |
| Malcolm Jamieson | ... | Richard DiNardo | |
| John Cassady | ... | Juke | |
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In 1934 Paris, trained coloratura soprano Victoria Grant (Dame Julie Andrews), a native Brit, can't get a job as a singer and is having trouble making ends meet. She doesn't even have enough money for the basics of food and shelter. Gay cabaret singer Carole "Toddy" Todd (Robert Preston) may befall the same fate as Victoria, as he was just fired from his singing gig at a second-rate club named "Chez Lui". To solve their problems, Toddy comes up with what he considers to be an inspired idea: with Toddy as her manager, Victoria, pretending to be a man, get a job singing as a female impersonator. If they pull this scheme off, Toddy vows Victoria, as her male alter ego, will be the toast of Paris and as such be extremely wealthy. That alter ego they decide is Polish Count Victor Grazinski, Toddy's ex-lover who was disowned by his family when they found out he was gay. The Count auditions for the city's leading agent, Andre Cassell (John Rhys-Davies), who, impressed, gets him a gig ... Written by Huggo
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(uncredited)
Music by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Performed by Robert Preston
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According to the opening credits the movie is set in Paris 1934. However at around 16:00 when Victoria (Dame Julie Andrews) asks for the wine list the waiter informs her they have a White 1934 and a Red 1934. Wine needs to ferment for at least 12 months before the restaurant would have it, so it could not be serving a wine from the same year, unless of course it is Beaujolais Nouveaux, available a few weeks after the harvest. See more »Goofs
The song Norma sings in the nightclub, "Chicago, Illinois," includes the line "maybe some day we'll have an airport." The movie is set in 1933. Midway Airport began operations in 1927 and by 1929 was considered "the world's busiest airport" with over 100,000 passengers annually. See more »Crazy Credits
The opening credits are a montage of Art Deco illustrations, with most of them reflecting the functions of the credited persons. See more »Soundtracks
Gay Paree(uncredited)
Music by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Performed by Robert Preston
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Release Date:
15 September 1982 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Victor/Victoria See more »Filming Locations:
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UKEdit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$139,634, 21 March 1982Gross USA:
$28,215,453Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$28,229,046Company Credits
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The first time I saw it, I thought it was "pretty good." Amusing, but I didn't expect to find myself watching it again.
It's unpretentious. It doesn't have Big Ideas or profound themes that you have to watch it twice to get.
But it's got lovable characters and a kickin' plot, and I happen to have a huge crush on the 1930s. I love the friendship between Victoria and Toddy because it feels so genuine and it's rare to see a friendship (particularly between men and women) portrayed so well in movies. I love the romance between Victoria and King, because they're well-matched, but at the same time the problems in their relationship are so realistic. Fundamental inability to compromise? I think everyone knows what that's like.