Charade poster

Charade( 1963)

TV-MAComedyMysteryRomance
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Is anyone really who they seem to be?

Overview

After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Cary Grant

      Peter Joshua

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      Audrey Hepburn

      Regina Lampert

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      Walter Matthau

      Hamilton Bartholemew

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      James Coburn

      Tex Panthollow

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      George Kennedy

      Herman Scobie

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      Dominique Minot

      Sylvie Gaudel

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      Ned Glass

      Leopold Gideon

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      Jacques Marin

      Edouard Grandpierre

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      Paul Bonifas

      Mr. Felix

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      Thomas Chelimsky

      Jean-Louis Gaudel

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      Marc Arian

      Subway Passenger (uncredited)

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      Claudine Berg

      Maid (uncredited)

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      Marcel Bernier

      Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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      Albert Daumergue

      Man in Stamp Market (uncredited)

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      Raoul Delfosse

      Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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      Stanley Donen

      Man in Elevator (voice) (uncredited)

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      Jean Gold

      Writer On Cafe Terrace (uncredited)

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      Chantal Goya

      (uncredited)

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      Clément Harari

      German Tourist (uncredited)

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      Monte Landis

      Master of Ceremonies at Club (uncredited)

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      Bernard Musson

      Hotel Receptionnist (uncredited)

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      Antonio Passalia

      Italian Representative at URESCO (uncredited)

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      Jacques Préboist

      Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)

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      Peter Stone

      Man in Elevator / Marine (voice) (uncredited)

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      Michel Thomass

      Embassy Driver (uncredited)

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      Roger Trapp

      Mortuary Employee (uncredited)

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      Louis Viret

      Hallmark Employee On Subway (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Mar 03 2020
    Quality seeping from every genre pore. Charade is directed by Stanley Donen, written by Peter Stone and Marc Behm, and stars Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. It also features Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass, and Jacques Marin. It's shot on location in Paris with Charles Lang on cinematography and Henry Mancini provides the score - where his memorable theme tune was Oscar nominated. When her husband is murdered, just prior to seeking a divorce from him, Regina Lampert (Hepburn) finds herself pursued by a number of men who seem to think she knows the...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    4000000.00

    Revenue

    13475000.00

    Keywords

    • central intelligence agency (cia)
    • paris, france
    • espionage
    • age difference
    • loss of loved one
    • widow
    • spy
    • interpreter
    • stamp
    • caper
    • whodunit
    • train
    • alias
    • screwball comedy
    • caper comedy
    • alps mountains
    • notre dame cathedral
    • american spy