Charade reminds us that when all the elements come together, it's possible for Hollywood to make a flawless entertainment that thoroughly whisks us away. Too bad it doesn't happen more often.
Charade (1963)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:30
Rotten:3
Average Rating:8.1/10
Runtime: 4 hrs
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Lovely Reggie (Audrey Hepburn) is determined to divorce her wealthy, cold, and closed-mouthed husband, but someone throws him from a train before she gets the chance. Left penniless in Paris with... Lovely Reggie (Audrey Hepburn) is determined to divorce her wealthy, cold, and closed-mouthed husband, but someone throws him from a train before she gets the chance. Left penniless in Paris with police suspicion resting heavily upon her, Reggie soon realizes she's in serious trouble--her husband stole money from three unscrupulous men, and they want the money back. Charming and amusing Cary Grant, recalling his screwball comedy days while still remaining manly, comes to Reggie's aid. But he too has secrets and hidden loyalties. With the bodies piling up and the money nowhere to be found, Grant and Hepburn dash through Paris toward the startling solution. Agatha Christie-like in its unexpected twists and colorful characters and shimmering with fun and passion, CHARADE is a suspense gem that deserves to be much better known than it is. The supporting cast, led by Walter Matthau, James Coburn, and George Kennedy, is terrific, the interaction between Hepburn and Grant is an absolute joy, and Stanley Donen's playful direction all combine to make this film a small classic. [More]
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau, James Coburn
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Ned Glass, Dominique Minot
Director: Stanley Donen
Director: Stanley Donen
Screenwriter: Peter Stone, Marc Behm
Producer: Stanley Donen, James Ware
Composer: Henry Mancini
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Reviews for Charade
The sexual chemistry between Hepburn and Grant, when set against Charade's tumultuous backdrop of shifting identities, makes this movie an enduring favorite.
I tell you, this light-hearted picture is full of such gruesome violence.
The many memorable twists and turns in the plot, and bizarre and violent situations include a classic, suspenseful and scary fight scene.
Firsttime teaming of Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, a natural, gives the sophisticated romantic caper an international appeal, plus the selling points of adventure, suspense and suberb comedy.
Often described as the best Hitchcock movie Hitchcock never made, Charade stars Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in a sparkling thriller with overtones of screwball romantic comedy or is it the other way around?
Charade is part thriller, part comedy and part old-fashioned romance, and classic-movie lovers will find it irresistable.
It’s glossy, charming, silly, and far too self-aware to be at all thrilling.
Made when the studio system was on its last legs, Charade still feels fresh, quick-witted, nothing like the artificial, airless Hollywood pictures of its time.
Charming comedy-romance-thriller pairing Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, intelligently scripted by Peter Stone and directed in distinctly Hitchcockian style by Stanley Donen.
Donen's typically slick comedy thriller, ingeniously scripted by Peter Stone, is a mammoth audience teaser.
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