On 5 December 1963 the American
romantic thriller "Charade" premieres in the USA. The film,
directed by Stanley Donen and written by Peter Stone and Marc Behm,
stars Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn and
George Kennedy. The film was entirely filmed on location in Paris and
Megève. The musical score was written by Henry Mancini with animated
titles by Maurice Binder. Charade received very positive reviews, it
has been referred to as "the best Hitchcock movie that Hitchcock
never made."
At first Cary Grant, 59 at the time,
turned down the role because he felt he would be too old pursuing the
much younger Audrey Hepburn, 33 at the time. Screenwriter Peter Stone
reworked the script by removing all of the romantically aggressive
lines from Grant's character.
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| Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn |
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| Audrey Hepburn |
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| Audrey Hepburn |
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| Cary Grant |
Synopsis
Regina "Reggie" Lampert
(Audrey Hepburn), on a skiing holiday in Megève, tells her friend
Sylvie Gaudel (Dominique Minot) that she will divorce her husband.
Afterwards she meets a charming stranger, Peter Joshua (Cary Grant).
When she returns to her flat in Paris she finds it completely empty.
Police inspector Edouard Grandpierre (Jacques Marin) notifies her
that Charles has been murdered...
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| Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn |
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| Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn |
Main Cast
- Audrey Hepburn as Regina Lampert
- Cary Grant as Brian Cruikshank (alias
Peter Joshua, alias Alexander "Alex" Dyle, alias Adam
Canfield)
- Walter Matthau as Carson Dyle (alias
Hamilton Bartholomew)
- James Coburn as Tex Panthollow
- George Kennedy as Herman Scobie
- Thomas Chelimsky as Jean-Louis Gaudel
- Dominique Minot as Sylvie Gaudel
- Jacques Marin as Insp. Edouard
Grandpierre
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| Jacques Marin |
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| George Kennedy and Cary Grant |
Awards
- Edgar Allan Poe Awards, Edgar for Best
Motion Picture: Peter Stone (US, 1964)
- David di Donatello Award, Golden Plate
For the artistic contribution: Universal Pictures (Italy, 1964)
- BAFTA Film Award for Best British
Actress: Audrey Hepburn (UK, 1965)
Charade Official Trailer (1963)
