Charade

Starring: Grant, Cary and Hepburn, Audrey

Product Description

In what's been called "the best Alfred Hitchcock film he didn't direct," a man is thrown off a train, and when the police locate his wife (Audrey Hepburn), 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. ClassicMovieCollection.tv

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 025192117404
• Release Date: March 2012
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Studio Distribution Servi
• Director: Donen, Stanley
• Starring: Grant, Cary, Hepburn, Audrey
• Runtime: 1 hour, 54 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

"You fell for her like an egg from a tall chicken."

Beginning credits play Henry Mancini's score, and we are swept back to the sixties. The opening scene is of a metro train rolling down the track in Europe. A body is tossed off. Then a flash to a ski resort where a hand with a Luger-Parabellum is being lowered and aimed directly between Reggie's (Audrey Hepburn) eyes. Turns out that the body on the train was that of Reggie's husband, Charles Lambert. At the funeral, a strange selection of sinister characters, one by one, check to be sure Charles is deceased. Looks like Charles left with something of theirs, and they want it back. Everyone except Reggie knows that she has it. In the process of retrieval, Carry Grant appears to be helping her; however, his name and occupation seem to change periodically, hence the title "Charade." Many people will be dispatched in unique and creative ways. What is everyone after, and will Reggie find it before it is too late for her? The Criterion edition has a voiceover track of director Stanley Donen and screenwriter Peter Stone discussing the film. Most of it sounds like rattling. However, once in a while, there is a useful piece of information. Such as the gloved hand with the Luger in the beginning scene was a man's hand, so you would not suspect the next scene. There are many distributors of this film, and the quality may vary. My favorite is the Criterion presentation.