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Charade (1963)
American romantic comedy, mystery.
Returning to Paris from an Alpine ski holiday, Reggie Lambert finds out that her husband, Charles, has been murdered.
In no time she’s left broke, homeless, and with the French police, the American government, and 3 rather insistent men all thinking she knows where the money they say Charles stole is located.
Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a she is pursued by several men who want the fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?
The film is notable for its screenplay, especially the repartee between Grant and Hepburn; for having been filmed on location in Paris; for Henry Mancini’s score and theme song, and for the animated titles by Maurice Binder.
Charade has received generally positive reviews from critics. It combines the genres of whodunit, screwball comedy and spy thriller, and has been described as “the best Hitchcock movie that Hitchcock never made”.
Charade is considered one of those rare movies that becomes a whole different story on subsequent viewings, once the plot twist is revealed at the first viewing.
A soundtrack album for the film, featuring Henry Mancini’s score, was released in 1963.
Audrey Hepburn won a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Award for Best British Actress for her role in Charade.
| Directed by | Stanley Donen |
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| Produced by | Stanley Donen |
| Screenplay by | Peter Stone |
| Based on | The Unsuspecting Wife 1961 short story by Peter Stone Marc Behm |
| Starring | Cary Grant Audrey Hepburn Walter Matthau James Coburn |
| Music by | Henry Mancini |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Jim Clark |
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Stanley Donen Productions
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million |
| Box office | $13.4 million |
