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Charade (1963) -- Audrey Hepburn stars as Reggie, a woman targeted by ruthless killers for her murdered husband's fortune. Cary Grant plays Peter Joshua, a charming bachelor trying to help.  Together they try to unravel the secrets to Reggie's husband's hidden fortune.
Charade (1963) -- Romance and suspense in Paris, as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Who can she trust?

Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   21,136 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Peter Stone (screenplay)
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Release Date:
5 December 1963 (USA) more
Tagline:
You can expect the unexpected when they play..."Charade" more
Plot:
Romance and suspense in Paris, as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Who can she trust? full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations more
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(15 articles)
Free Flick of the Day: Charade
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Can Keira Break the Hepburn Curse?
 (From t5m.com. 26 October 2009, 9:08 AM, PDT)

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Audrey fingers Cary's dimpled chin and asks, "How do you shave in there?" more (204 total)

Cast

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Cary Grant ... Peter Joshua

Audrey Hepburn ... Regina Lampert

Walter Matthau ... Hamilton Bartholemew

James Coburn ... Tex Panthollow
George Kennedy ... Herman Scobie
Dominique Minot ... Sylvie Gaudet
Ned Glass ... Leopold W. Gideon
Jacques Marin ... Insp. Edouard Grandpierre
Paul Bonifas ... Mr. Felix - Stamp Dealer
Thomas Chelimsky ... Jean-Louis Gaudet
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Additional Details

Runtime:
113 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:G (alternate rating) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:Approved | Finland:K-15 (new rating: 2001) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1991) | West Germany:12
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Trivia:
The character of Peter Joshua was named after Stanley Donen's two sons: Peter and Joshua. more
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Continuity: When Alex and Reggie are on the restaurant boat, a man appears and disappears behind them between shots. more
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Adam Canfield: Heroin, peppermint-flavored heroin. more
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Referenced in The Circle (2005) more
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56 out of 67 people found the following review useful.
Audrey fingers Cary's dimpled chin and asks, "How do you shave in there?", 29 April 2001
10/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Just one of the many marvelous moments in "Charade", one of Cary Grant's and Audrey Hepburn's best films. There's a quarter of a million dollars floating around instant-widow Hepburn but nobody can SEE IT (it's right in front of their eyes). Filled with running jokes, colorful and eccentric oddities (such as trenchcoat-wearing George Kennedy with his hook and the little guy who won't stop sneezing), funny set-pieces (like the funeral scene, and Audrey's priceless exaggerated reactions) and suspenseful sequences, not to mention Audrey and Cary looking smashing together. This is one of 20 best films ever made, as good as "Casablanca" and "My Fair Lady". In fact, I think it's better.

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