DVD Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 53 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: April 6, 2004
- Originally Released: 1963
- Label: Criterion Collection
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, George Kennedy, Walter Matthau & James Coburn | |
Performer: | Ned Glass & Dominique Minot | |
Directed by | Stanley Donen | |
Screenwriting by | Peter Stone & Marc Behm | |
Composition by | Henry Mancini | |
Produced by | Stanley Donen & James Ware | |
Director of Photography: | Charles Lang |
Entertainment Reviews:
...The best Hitchcock film that Hitchcock never made: posh, witty, with [Grant] skating deliciously on the edge of absurdity... -- Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly
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.
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Salon.com
The film has the laughter and excitement of Hitchcock, without the sadism.
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Maclean's Magazine
[E]njoy Peter Stone's witty, suspenseful script and the zippy Grant/Hepburn banter.
Uncut
Rating: 4/5 --
A novel, auteur-driven film populated with reliably charismatic stars; even at the age of 50 it leaves most modern produce in the dust. It was also a hit. Five decades later, why has Hollywood not learnt their lesson?
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Quickflix
Rating: 3/4 --
...not a single thing is taken seriously in Charade.
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LarsenOnFilm
What's going on is sort of confused.
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TIME Magazine
Product Description:
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.
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.
Keywords:
Adventure
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Classic
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Mystery
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Romance
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Suspense
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Thriller
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On-The-Run
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Murder
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Theatrical Release
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Paris, France
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Essential Cinema
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 2,446
- UPC: 037429194928
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