Synopsis
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. But why does Peter keep changing his name?
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Cast
- Cary GrantPeter Joshua
- Audrey HepburnRegina Lampert
- Walter MatthauHamilton Bartholemew
- James CoburnTex Panthollow
- George KennedyHerman Scobie
- Dominique MinotSylvie Gaudel
- Ned GlassLeopold Gideon
- Jacques MarinEdouard Grandpierre
- Paul BonifasMr. Felix
- Thomas ChelimskyJean-Louis Gaudel
Recommendations
- 100
Entertainment Weekly
Hepburn doesn’t know whom to trust and neither does the audience, which is what makes this Hitchcock-lite thriller so much fun. The chemistry between the two leads — something surprisingly missing between Depp and Jolie — is electric. - 100
TV Guide Magazine
Charade is a finely crafted thriller that has a lot to offer beyond its clever plot. The radiant Hepburn's romance with the suave Grant is delightfully handled; the Oscar-nominated theme song by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer is superb; the location photography is exquisite and the rooftop fight scene between Grant and Kennedy is truly harrowing. - 90
Variety
Firsttime teaming of Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, a natural, gives the sophisticated romantic caper an international appeal, plus the selling points of adventure, suspense and suberb comedy. - 89
Austin Chronicle
The sexual chemistry between Hepburn and Grant, when set against Charade's tumultuous backdrop of shifting identities, makes this movie an enduring favorite. - 88
Chicago Reader
A terrifically entertaining comedy-thriller, perfectly crafted by Stanley Donen from an ingenious screenplay by Peter Stone. - 80
CineVue
Ahead of the pack must be the winning duo of Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, whose performances in director Stanley Donen’s masterpiece Charade is as intoxicating as a dry martini. - 75
LarsenOnFilm
This sounds a bit like Hitchcock, but Charade—written by Peter Stone and directed by Stanley Donen—isn’t nearly interested enough in humanity’s dark side to qualify. The movie just wants to have fun. - 70
Time Out
While hardly as sturdy or provoking an entertainment as North by Northwest, say, it remains an entertainment.
