Synopsis
A trio of crooks relentlessly pursue a young American (Audrey Hepburn) through Paris to recover the fortune her dead husband stole from them. The only person she can trust is a suave, mysterious stranger (Cary Grant). A deliciously dark comedic thriller, Stanley Donen’s Charade dazzles with style and macabre wit to spare.
Cast
| Regina Lampert | Audrey Hepburn |
| Peter Joshua | Cary Grant |
| Hamilton Bartholomew | Walter Matthau |
| Tex Penthollow | James Coburn |
| Herman Scobie | George Kennedy |
| Leopold Gideon | Ned Glass |
| Inspector 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 |
| Main title designed by | Maurice Binder |
| Miss Hepburn's clothes by | Givenchy |
| Editing | James Clark |
| Makeup | Alberto de’Rossi and John O’Gorman |
| Art director | Jean d'Eaubonne |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang. Jr. |
| Song: "Charade" | Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini |
Disc Features
- New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound and enhanced fro widescreen telelvisions
- Audio commentary: A conversation with Stanley Donen and screenwriter Peter Stone
- The Films of Stanley Donen: A selected filmography, with an introduction by Donen biographer Stephen M. Silverman
- Peter Stone’s career highlights
- Original theatrical trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
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Charade
by Apr 5, 2004Stanley 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” series), and farcical irreverence (Casino Royale), it is the only thriller of the ’60s to...
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