Charade
By April 05, 2004
Stanley Donen’s Charade occupies a special place among ’60s thrillers. In an era of spy films resplendent in eroticism (the James Bond series), cynicism (Michael Caine’s “Harry Palmer” Read more »
- United States
- 1963
- 113 minutes
- Color
- 1.85:1
- English
SYNOPSIS: 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.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| Peter Joshua | Cary Grant |
| Regina Lampert | Audrey Hepburn |
| Hamilton Bartholomew | Walter Matthau |
| Tex Penthollow | James Coburn |
| Herman Scobie | George Kennedy |
| Leopold Gideon | Ned Glass |
| Inspector Edouard Grandpierre | Jacques Marin |
| Felix | Paul Bonifas |
| Sylvie Gaudet | Dominique Minot |
| Jean-Louis Gaudet | Thomas Chelimsky |
Credits
| Director | Stanley Donen |
| Producer | Stanley Donen |
| Screenplay | Peter Stone |
| Story | Peter Stone and Marc Behm |
| Associate producer | James Ware |
| Music | Henry Mancini |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang. Jr. |
| Main title designed by | Maurice Binder |
| Miss Hepburn's clothes by | Givenchy |
| Editing | James Clark |
| Art director | Jean d'Eaubonne |
| Makeup | Alberto de’Rossi and John O’Gorman |
| Song "Charade" lyrics by | Johnny Mercer |
| Music by | Henry Mancini |
Disc Features
- Restored high-definition digital transfer (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
- Audio commentary featuring Stanley Donen and screenwriter Peter Stone
- The Films of Stanley Donen: A selected filmography, with an introduction by Donen biographer Stephen M. Silverman (DVD edition only)
- Original theatrical trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film historian Bruce Eder
