Charade1963
What makes this film worth watching?
Stanley Donen teamed Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant together for this screwball spy thriller that's been called "the best Hitchcock movie that Hitchcock never made."
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Classic spy thriller from the cold war era. Hepburn at her most elegantly beautiful but girlishly silly (and passionate). Grant at his clumsy oaf, most gentlemanly swag. Hitchcock angles and shadows built in to the technicolor. Adorable.
Starring
- Marc Arian - Subway Passenger #1
- Claudine Berg - Maid
- Marcel Bernier - Taxi Driver #1
- Georges Billy - Man in Stamp Market #1
- Paul Bonifas - Mr. Felix
- Thomas Chelimsky - Jean-Louis Gaudet
- James Coburn - Tex Panthollow
- Albert Daumergue - Man in Stamp Market #2
- Raoul Delfosse - Taxi Driver #2
- Lucien Desagneaux - Passer-by in the Public Garden
- Stanley Donen - Man in Elevator #1
- Colin Drake - Hamilton Bartholomew
- Ned Glass - Leopold W. Gideon
- Jean Gold - Man Who Writes in the Terrace of the Cafe
- Chantal Goya
- Cary Grant - Peter Joshua
- Clément Harari - German Tourist
- Audrey Hepburn - Regina Lampert
- George Kennedy - Herman Scobie
- Monte Landis - Master of Ceremonies at Les Black Sheep Club
- Jacques Marin - Insp. Edouard Grandpierre
- Walter Matthau - Hamilton Bartholemew
- Dominique Minot - Sylvie Gaudet
- Bernard Musson - Hotel Receptionnist
- Antonio Passalia - Italian Representative in the URESCO
- Jacques Préboist - Ice Cream Salesman
- Peter Stone - Man in Elevator #2
- Peter Stone - Marine
- Anthony Stuart - British Representative in the URESCO
- Michel Thomass - Embassy Driver
- André Tomasi - Subway Passenger #2
- Roger Trapp - Mortuary Employee
- Louis Viret - Hallmark Employee in the Subway
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Member Reviews (11)
Classic spy thriller from the cold war era. Hepburn at her most elegantly beautiful but girlishly silly (and passionate). Grant at his clumsy oaf, most gentlemanly swag. Hitchcock angles and shadows built in to the technicolor. Adorable.
What an enjoyable mystery, thriller, romance. Almost as good as Hitchcock. An excellent cast that is slowly narrowed down as the film progresses. The playful back and forth between Grant and Hepburn becomes more somber when each suspects the other of murder. The sights of Paris and beautiful color cinematography make this motion picture a treat for the eyes. The climax is taut and suspenseful. The ending wraps everything up nicely. Well done.
Fun and wonderful. It's a thriller alright but it's so charming and warm-feeling that you just can't help but enjoy it as though people aren't being murdered left and right. Now, that's largely thanks to Audrey Hepburn and her surprisingly sexually aggressive character, but the movie surrounding her is also very pleasing to the sensibilities.
Love Cary Grant, love Audrey Hepburn, love classic movies and especially love stories and love Charade.
I've always been such a fan of Audrey Hepburn's performance in Breakfast at Tiffany's and Roman Holiday that her character in this film took me a while to appreciate and understand. Also, in terms of the film as a whole, I kept thinking I loved it then something would happen in the dialogue or between characters that made me annoyed, then I'd love it again. In conclusion, this isn't a perfect film, but it's more than just fun and has so many good things going for it it's well worth sticking with to the end.
Love the movie, but on my TV, the picture quality was AWFUL, sub-VHS. Other films look wonderful on FANDOR, but not this one. Why? So, I'm buying the Blu Ray with money I could have given to FANDOR.
I enjoyed the movie. Good suspense.
Overrated movie. Only Hepburn makes it worth watching
Great older movie. Nothing better than Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.
Loved the plot! Great suspense movie!
A classic comedy– with murders. Sadly a print that's in only fair condition.