Charade (1963) USA
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Director:Stanley Donen
Studio:Madacy Records
Writer:Peter Stone, Marc Behm
Rating:4.5 (196 votes)
Rated:Unrated
ASIN:B00005LC4A
UPC:9780778611530
Price:$11.98
Awards:Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations
Genre:Thriller
Release:2001-07-31
IMDb:0056923
Duration:113
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:English
Stanley Donen  ...  (Director)
Peter Stone, Marc Behm  ...  (Writer)
 
Cary Grant  ...  Peter Joshua
Audrey Hepburn  ...  Regina 'Reggie' Lampert
Walter Matthau  ...  H. Bartholemew
James Coburn  ...  Tex Panthollow
George Kennedy  ...  Herman Scobie
Dominique Minot  ...  Sylvie Gaudel
Ned Glass  ...  Leopold W. Gideon
Jacques Marin  ...  Insp. Edouard Grandpierre
Paul Bonifas  ...  Mr. Felix (stamp dealer)
Thomas Chelimsky  ...  Jean-Louis Gaudel
Comments: You can expect the unexpected when they play..."Charade"

Summary: Audrey Hepburn plays a Parisienne whose husband is murdered and who finds she is being followed by four men seeking the fortune her late spouse had hidden away. Cary Grant is the stranger who comes to her aid, but his real motives aren't entirely clear--could he even be the killer? The 1963 film is directed by Stanley Donen, but it has been called "Hitchcockian" for good reason: the possible duplicities between lovers, the unspoken agendas between a man and woman sharing secrets. "Charade" is nowhere as significant as a Hitchcock film, but suspense-wise it holds its own; and Donen's glossy production lends itself to the welcome experience of stargazing. One wants Cary Grant to be Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn to be no one but Audrey Hepburn in a Hollywood product such as this, and they certainly don't let us down. "--Tom Keogh"