Charade

"Is anyone really who they seem to be?"

Dec 5 1963 Approved 1h 53m
Comedy, Mystery, Romance

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.

Plot

In what's been called 'the best Alfred Hitchcock film which he didn't direct,' a man is thrown off a train, and when the police locate his wife, it turns out she knew nothing about him - not even his real name. After her are four men, who insist she's in possession of a huge amount of money which they believe to be theirs. If she doesn't give it to them, she'll be killed.

Written by

Peter Stone, Marc Behm, Jeanne Saintenoy

Directed by

Stanley Donen

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, Stanley Donen Films

Languages

Italiano, Deutsch, Français, English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 9 nominations total

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Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
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83
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