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Charade

Charade

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Charade

"Is anyone really who they seem to be?"

1963

1h 53m

7.7(1566 votes)

Comedy

Mystery

Romance

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Peter Joshua

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Regina Lampert

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Hamilton Bartholemew

James Coburn

James Coburn

Tex Panthollow

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Herman Scobie

Dominique Minot

Dominique Minot

Sylvie Gaudel

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

Leopold Gideon

Jacques Marin

Jacques Marin

Edouard Grandpierre

Paul Bonifas

Paul Bonifas

Mr. Felix

Thomas Chelimsky

Jean-Louis Gaudel

Creative team

Directed by: Stanley Donen
Written by: Peter Stone
Marc Behm
Produced by: Stanley Donen

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