Charade
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7.7After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines.
Released: 1963-12-01113 minDir: Stanley DonenComedy, Mystery, Romance
Cast
- Cary Grant as Peter Joshua
- Audrey Hepburn as Regina Lampert
- Walter Matthau as Hamilton Bartholemew
- James Coburn as Tex Panthollow
- George Kennedy as Herman Scobie
- Dominique Minot as Sylvie Gaudel
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.8/10
92,692 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
83/100
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 9 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Stanley Donen
- Screenplay by
- Peter Stone
- Story by
- Peter Stone Marc Behm
- Based on
- The Unsuspecting Wife , by Peter Stone , with Marc Behm
- Produced by
- Stanley Donen
- Starring
- Cary Grant Audrey Hepburn Walter Matthau James Coburn
- Cinematography
- Charles Lang
- Edited by
- James Clark
- Music by
- Henry Mancini , Song: , Henry Mancini (music), Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
- Production company
- Stanley Donen Films
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release dates
- September 24, 1963 ( 1963-09-24 ) (Washington, D.C.) December 5, 1963 ( 1963-12-05 ) (United States)
Key dates
- Published
- 1963
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Stanley Donen
- Screenwriter
- Peter Stone
- Composer
- Henry Mancini
- Producer
- Stanley Donen
- Cinematographer
- Charles Lang
- Narrative location
- Paris
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Charade is a 1963 American romantic screwball comedy mystery film produced and directed by Stanley Donen, written by Peter Stone and Marc Behm, and starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The cast also features Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass and Jacques Marin. It spans three genres: suspense thriller, romance and comedy.
Charade was praised by critics for its screenplay and the chemistry between Grant and Hepburn. It was filmed on location in Paris and contains animated titles by Maurice Binder. Henry Mancini's score features the popular theme song "Charade".