Charade
- Year:
- 1963
- Running time:
- 109 minutes
- Studio:
- MK2
- Territory:
- UK
- Directed by:
- Stanley Donen
- Starring:
- Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn
Description
Beautiful high society wife Regina Lampert (Audrey Hepburn) has everything. Then one day her wealthy husband turns up dead, her apartment is stripped bare and several mysterious men start following her. Enter dapper gent Peter Joshua (Cary Grant). Can she trust him? And is that even his real name.Stanley Donen's sexy and breezy screwball comedy thriller brought European/Hollywood screen royalty Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant together for the first time to create a caper with real chemistry.
Featuring playful performances from Walter Matthau, George Kennedy and James Coburn, Charade is scored by the mighty Henry Mancini, shot by Some Like It Hot cinematographer Charles Lang and features gowns by Givenchy. It's riotous, glamourous and glorious.
Genre
Crime/ThrillerWhat the press said
“One of the great entertainments of the 1960’s” Chris Cabin, Slant Magazine
Awards
BAFTA Film Award - Best British Actress (Audrey Hepburn) 1965
