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Charade

Charade

Comedy · Mystery · Romance · 1963

After 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.

Movie details

Charade

“Is anyone really who they seem to be?”

1963 Comedy · Mystery · Romance 1h 53m

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7.7 / 10

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After 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.

CriticWise case file

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Stanley Donen

Written by

Peter Stone · Marc Behm

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Peter Joshua

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Regina Lampert

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Hamilton Bartholemew

James Coburn

James Coburn

Tex Panthollow

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Herman Scobie

Dominique Minot

Dominique Minot

Sylvie Gaudel

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

Leopold Gideon

Court is in session

Put Charade on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.