Charade (1963)

Directed by

Stanley Donen

Genre

romantic comedy, mystery film, comedy thriller, crime thriller film, treasure hunt film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 1,558 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns home to find her husband has been murdered and his fortune is missing. She teams up with a mysterious man to solve the crime while being pursued by a group of men looking for the money.

playfulsuspensefulglamorouslightheartedcharmingbreezystylish

What happens

Charade is a 1963 American romantic screwball comedy mystery film produced and directed by Stanley Donen, written by Peter Stone and Marc Behm, and starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The cast also features Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass and Jacques Marin. It spans three genres: suspense thriller, romance and comedy. Charade was praised by critics for its screenplay and the chemistry between Grant and Hepburn. It was filmed on location in Paris and contains animated titles by Maurice Binder. Henry Mancini's score features the popular theme song "Charade". In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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