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Stanley Donen
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In this comedic thriller, a trio of crooks relentlessly pursue a young American, played by Audrey Hepburn in gorgeous Givenchy, through Paris in an attempt to recover the fortune her dead husband stole from them. The only person she can trust is Cary Grant’s suave, mysterious stranger. Director Stanley Donen goes deliciously dark for Charade, a glittering emblem of sixties style and macabre wit.
(The Criterion Collection)
Charade is a 1963 American romantic screwball comedy mystery film produced and directed by Stanley Donen,[5] 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.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
– Academy Awards
Best Song “Charade”
Music by Henry Mancini;
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer Nominated
– British Academy Film Awards
Best Foreign Actor Cary Grant Nominated
Best British Actress Audrey Hepburn Won
– David di Donatello Awards
Golden Plate Won
– Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Best Motion Picture Screenplay Peter Stone Won
– Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Cary Grant Nominated
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Audrey Hepburn Nominated
– Laurel Awards
Top Comedy 3rd Place
Top Male Comedy Performance Cary Grant 2nd Place
Top Female Comedy Performance Audrey Hepburn 3rd Place
Top Song “Charade”
Music by Henry Mancini;
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer 5th Place
– Writers Guild of America Awards
Best Written American Comedy Peter Stone Nominated
Charade was praised by critics for its screenplay and the chemistry between Grant and Hepburn. It has been called “the best Hitchcock movie Hitchcock never made”. It was filmed on location in Paris and contains animated titles by Maurice Binder. Henry Mancini’s score features the popular theme song “Charade”.
In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
Directed by Stanley Donen
Screenplay by Peter Stone
Story by
Peter Stone
Marc Behm
Based on The Unsuspecting Wife
1961 short story
by Peter Stone
with Marc Behm
Produced by Stanley Donen
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 (Washington, D.C.)
December 5, 1963 (New York City)
December 25, 1963 (Los Angeles)
Running time 113 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Cast
Grant and Hepburn at the Théâtre du vrai Guignolet
Cary Grant as Brian Cruikshank (alias Peter Joshua, Alexander Dyle and Adam Canfield)
Audrey Hepburn as Regina “Reggie” Lampert
Walter Matthau as Carson Dyle (alias Hamilton Bartholomew)
James Coburn as Tex Panthollow
George Kennedy as Herman Scobie
Dominique Minot as Sylvie Gaudel
Ned Glass as Leopold W. Gideon
Jacques Marin as Inspector Edouard Grandpierre
Paul Bonifas as Mr. Felix, the stamp dealer
Thomas Chelimsky as Jean-Louis Gaudel
Locations
All locations are in Paris, except for the railway and ski resort.
Paris–Bordeaux railway (Charles Lampert’s murder)
Résidence Le Mont d’Arbois, Megève (Alpine hotel)
5 Avenue Velasquez (Lampert apartment)
Théâtre Vrai Guignolet, Carré Marigny (puppet theatre)
24 Rue Censier (Hôtel Saint-Jacques)
Les Halles (meeting with Bartholomew at the market)
11 Rue Scribe (American Express building)
Quai de Montebello (walking along the river)
UNESCO Headquarters (EURESCO headquarters)
Carré Marigny (stamp market)
Varenne station (interior of the Saint-Jacques station)
Palais-Royal (chase in the colonnade)
Comédie-Française (the theatre)
Embassy of the United States, Paris
Studio scenes filmed at the Billancourt Studios.
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Le meilleur film d’Hitchcock non réalisé par Hitchcock. Charade est un film délicieux qui brille avec humour, suspense, et style, dans le glamour d’un vieil Hollywood en fin de vie. Avec Audrey Hepburn et Cary Grant , ce récit se déroulant à Paris est aussi amusant et élégant que ses acteurs.
Synopsis
Aux sports d’hiver, une Américaine tombe amoureuse d’un séduisant célibataire. De retour à Paris, elle apprend le meurtre de son mari et elle va être poursuivie par d’étranges personnages, à la recherche d’un magot caché par la victime et dont elle ignore tout… (AlloCiné)
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