Rent Charade (1963)
3.7 of 5 from 149 ratings
1h 53min
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- Synopsis:
- Regina (Audrey Hepburn) is about to divorce her husband when he is found murdered. Shortly before his death he had been converting all of his goods into cash, which has also disappeared. Enter onto the scene Peter Joshua (Cary Grant), seemingly interested in Regina but really more interested in the whereabouts of her late husband's money. He is not alone, for there are former partners of her husband's also on the trail…
- Actors:
- Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass, Jacques Marin, Paul Bonifas, Thomas Chelimsky, Marc Arian, Claudine Berg, Marcel Bernier, Georges Billy, Albert Daumergue, Raoul Delfosse, Lucien Desagneaux, Colin Drake, Mel Ferrer, Jean Gold
- Directors:
- Stanley Donen
- Producers:
- Stanley Donen
- Voiced By:
- Stanley Donen
- Writers:
- Peter Stone, Marc Behm
- Others:
- Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Romance, Thrillers
- Collections:
- BAFTA Nominations Competition 2023, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 1, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Audrey Hepburn, Getting to Know: Sophia Loren
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/02/2017
- Run Time:
- 114 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, French DTS 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing, Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era
- 100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (4) of Charade
Very poor DVD print - Charade review by DC
The film is fine but the DVD print I received was quite abysmal. The video quality is worse than early VHS and the audio is distorted.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Hitchcockian but not by the master - Charade review by AB
Nice storyline with several twists to the plot and good acting with Audrey Hepburn looking gorgeous and Cary Grant effortlessly gliding his way through his character. A young James Coburn adds to the faces that you know. Don't know if this is defined as one of the 'classics' but if not, it almost is IMHO. Recommended
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Light Hearted Double Cross Thriller - Charade review by GI
The film that has been described as the best Hitchcock film that Hitchcock never made and it's still often thought of or mistaken for an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Director Stanley Donen created a neat, humorous and light hearted, twist and turn plot thriller with the ever suave Cary Grant and the delicious Audrey Hepburn. She plays Reggie, a naïve socialite who is left penniless and stranded in Paris when her husband is found dead. The police suspect her of being involved in his death and soon three mysterious men begin hassling her claiming she knows the whereabouts of $250,000 her husband has stolen from them. She is helped by the handsome Peter (Grant) whom she meets by chance and Bartholomew, a CIA agent (Walter Matthau). But no-one seems to be who they say they are. The story rattles along, it's charming, funny but with some very dark edges not least the opening scene of Reggie's husband's death. Grant switches between malevolence and playboy giving his role some real depth and he and Hepburn have great screen chemistry. With James Coburn and the great George Kennedy as bad guys this remains a film that is highly entertaining.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.