Charade
United States • 1963 • 1h 53m
Director
#57Criterion Collection →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.
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.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorStanley Donen
WriterPeter Stone
CinematographerCharles Lang
ComposerHenry Mancini
EditorJim Clark
ProducerStanley Donen
Cast
Cary Grantas Peter Joshua
Audrey Hepburnas Regina Lampert
Walter Matthauas Hamilton Bartholemew
James Coburnas Tex Panthollow