Charade

1963
Approved
1h 53m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

88K

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Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

88K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,975

600

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 9 nominations total

Maid
(uncredited)

Marcel Bernier

Taxi Driver
(uncredited)

Georges Billy

Man in Stamp Market
(uncredited)

Albert Daumergue

Man in Stamp Market
(uncredited)

Raoul Delfosse

Taxi Driver
(uncredited)

Lucien Desagneaux

Passer-by in the Public Garden
(uncredited)

Stanley Donen

Man in Elevator
(voice)
(uncredited)

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Trivia
It was agreed Cary Grant would keep all of his clothes on when he took a shower, as he was nearly sixty and slightly overweight. However, they then decided the scene was funnier that way.

Goofs
The rare stamps are said to be valued at $250,000, but wouldn't that have only been in their condition prior to being affixed (glued) to a modern envelope? One could surmise their value was reduced due to their altered state.

Quotes
Reggie Lampert: Is there a Mrs. Cruikshank...?
Adam Canfield: Yes.
Reggie Lampert: But you're divorced.
Adam Canfield: No...
Reggie Lampert: [Regina's face falls] Oh.
Adam Canfield: [Brian/Adam gets out his wallet to show her the picture] My mother, she lives in Detroit, you'd like her, she'd like you too.

Crazy credits
During the last scene, the screen splits into a checkerboard screens showing their ending kiss along with Cary Grant's funniest scenes from the movie and "The End."

Alternate versions
Some prints of the film omit the original music as it is not public domain, unlike the movie itself.

Connections
Edited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)

Soundtracks
Charade
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Music by Henry Mancini

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9/10

Audrey fingers Cary's dimpled chin and asks, "How do you shave in there?"

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 50 best films ever made, as good as "Casablanca" and "My Fair Lady". In fact, I think it's better.