Sweet Charity

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Sweet Charity

"Love is what it's all about!"

1969

2h 33m

6.9(80 votes)

Comedy

Music

Romance

Drama

Overview

Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.

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Cast & Crew

85 members

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Shirley MacLaine

Charity

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John McMartin

Oscar

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Chita Rivera

Nickie

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Paula Kelly

Helene

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Ricardo Montalban

Vittorio

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Sammy Davis Jr.

Big Daddy

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Stubby Kaye

Herman

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Barbara Bouchet

Ursula

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Suzanne Charny

Dancer

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Alan Hewitt

Nicholsby

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Dante DiPaolo

Charlie

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Bud Vest

Dancer

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Ben Vereen

Dancer

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Lee Roy Reams

Dancer

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Al Lanti

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John Wheeler

Dancer

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Leon Bing

Model

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Leon Alton

Dancer (uncredited)

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Toni Basil

Dancer (uncredited)

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Larry Billman

Dancer (uncredited)

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Herman Boden

Dancer (uncredited)

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Donald Bradburn

Dancer (uncredited)

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Chelsea Brown

Dancer (uncredited)

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Ray Chabeau

Dancer (uncredited)

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Cheryl Christiansen

Dancer (uncredited)

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Linda Clifford

Dancer (uncredited)

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Bryan Da Silva

Dancer (uncredited)

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Marguerite DeLain

Dancer (uncredited)

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Kathryn Doby

Dancer (uncredited)

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Jimmy Fields

Dancer (uncredited)

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Lynn Fields

Dancer (uncredited)

Crew

Ellen Halpin

Dancer (uncredited)

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Carlton Johnson

Dancer (uncredited)

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Kirk Kirksey

Dancer (uncredited)

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Richard Korthaze

Dancer (uncredited)

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Lance LeGault

Dancer (uncredited)

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Trish Mahoney

Dancer (uncredited)

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Ted Monson

Dancer (uncredited)

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April Nevins

Dancer (uncredited)

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Crew

Walter Painter

Dancer (uncredited)

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Louise Quick

Dancer (uncredited)

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Frank Radcliffe

Dancer (uncredited)

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Sandy Rovetta

Dancer (uncredited)

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Charlene Ryan

Dancer (uncredited)

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Dom Salinaro

Dancer (uncredited)

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Georgina Spelvin

Dancer (uncredited)

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Patrick Spohn

Dancer (uncredited)

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Jerry Trent

Dancer (uncredited)

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Tifni Twitchell

Dancer (uncredited)

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Renata Vaselle

Dancer (uncredited)

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Lorene Yarnell Jansson

Dancer (uncredited)

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Adele Yoshioka

Dancer (uncredited)

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Richard Angarola

Maitre d' (uncredited)

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Henry Beckman

Policeman (uncredited)

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Jack Berle

Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

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Charles Brewer

Young Man on Bridge (uncredited)

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Lonnie Burr

Willie (uncredited)

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Jeff Burton

Policeman (uncredited)

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Ceil Cabot

Married Woman (uncredited)

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Dee Carroll

Woman on Tandem (uncredited)

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Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

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Kathleen Cody

Flower Girl (uncredited)

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Bud Cort

Flower Child (uncredited)

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John Craig

Patron at Dance Hall (uncredited)

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Alfred Dennis

Waiter at 'Chile Hacienda' (uncredited)

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George DeNormand

Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

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John Frayer

Patron at Dance Hall (uncredited)

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Dave Gold

Panhandler (uncredited)

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Chuck Harrod

Singer (uncredited)

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Sharon Harvey

Young Woman on Bridge (uncredited)

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Tom Hatten

Man in Tandem (uncredited)

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Francine Henderson

Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

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Buddy Joe Hooker

Baseball Player (uncredited)

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Nolan Leary

Manfred (uncredited)

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Diki Lerner

Man with Dog on Bridge (uncredited)

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Buddy Lewis

Appliance Salesman (uncredited)

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Marco López

Man in Park (uncredited)

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Judith Lowry

Old Lady on Park Bench (uncredited)

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Jerry Mann

Singer (uncredited)

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Joseph Mell

Man on Bridge (uncredited)

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Jackie Mitchell

Model (uncredited)

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Alma Platt

Lady with Hat on Bridge (uncredited)

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Maudie Prickett

Nurse on Bridge (uncredited)

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Leoda Richards

Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

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Carroll Roebke

Model (uncredited)

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