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Is anyone really who they seem to be? - Charade
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Title: Charade

Release Date: 1 Dec 1963

Runtime: 1h 53m

Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Romance

Director: Stanley Donen Films, Universal Pictures

Production Companies: Stanley Donen Films, Universal Pictures

Overview: After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.7 (1392 votes)

Cast

  • Peter Joshua: Cary Grant
  • Regina Lampert: Audrey Hepburn
  • Hamilton Bartholemew: Walter Matthau
  • Tex Panthollow: James Coburn
  • Herman Scobie: George Kennedy
  • Sylvie Gaudel: Dominique Minot
  • Leopold Gideon: Ned Glass
  • Edouard Grandpierre: Jacques Marin
  • Mr. Felix: Paul Bonifas
  • Jean-Louis Gaudel: Thomas Chelimsky
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